Free Romania Driver CPC (CPI) Practice Test 2026
200 original questions in English for the ARR CPI theory exam for truck and bus drivers: drivers' hours, smart tachographs, eco-driving, load securing, passengers, CMR and cabotage. Four 50-question mock tests at the real pace with 70% to pass. Tuned for mobile. No account needed.
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The Romania CPI (Driver CPC) exam at a glance
The CPI (certificat de pregătire profesională inițială) is Romania's Driver CPC initial qualification, needed to drive trucks (CPI marfă) or buses and coaches (CPI persoane) professionally. The exam is run by the Romanian Road Authority (ARR) through its county agencies after a course at an authorised training centre. The theory exam has a 2-hour paper of 100 multiple-choice questions, each with four options and one correct answer, and a 2-hour paper of six case studies; you need 70% on each before you may sit the practical exam. Since 2025 ARR also runs the CPI theory exam in English, in Bucharest only, and publishes its English question base on testare.arr.ro. A driver who already holds one CPI can add the other kind of transport with a 20-question short CPI questionnaire and the full practical exam.
Tigertest has 200 Romania CPI (Driver CPC) practice questions with explanations, free to start with no account required.
- Run by
- ARR (Autoritatea Rutieră Română) and its county agencies
- Theory questionnaire
- 100 questions, 4 options, one correct, 2 hours
- Case studies
- 6 cases in 2 hours, two per chapter
- Pass mark
- 70% of the questions and 70% of the case-study marks
- Then
- Practical exam (a driving part and a second part)
- Short CPI
- 20 questions plus the full practical, to add goods or passengers
- Languages
- Romanian; English in Bucharest on ARR's dates
- Tigertest mock tests
- 4 x 50 questions at the real pace, 70% to pass
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow Norms approved by Order of the Minister of Transport 1214/2015 (Annex 2, art. 4) and ARR's communiqué on exams in English (December 2024), checked November 2026. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with Autoritatea Rutieră Română (ARR).
How It Works
Train Set by Set
Each training set holds one mock test's 50 questions, across every chapter of the course. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them, then you take the matching test.
Mock Tests at the Real Pace
Four tests of 50 questions, half the real 100-question paper, with the real 70% pass line (35 of 50). No question repeats across tests, and every answer explains the rule behind it.
Built on the Driver CPC Syllabus
Questions follow the three chapters of the EU Driver CPC syllabus (Directive (EU) 2022/2561): rational driving and vehicle technology, the rules of road transport, and health, safety and service. They use the rules in force in 2026, including the Mobility Package's rest, return-home and cabotage rules, smart tachographs and the drivers' hours rules for vans over 2.5 tonnes in international work from 1 July 2026. ARR publishes no topic split, so each mock test follows the weights below. The case-study paper and the practical exam are not modelled.
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1. Work the hours rules as sums
Learn the limits, then practise with real numbers: what is left of the 90-hour fortnight after a long week, when a daily rest must start to end within 24 hours, how many hours a reduced weekly rest leaves to make up. Scenario questions are where candidates lose marks.
2. Know the tachograph in UTC
Digital tachographs keep UTC, two hours behind Romania in winter and three in summer. Know the activity modes, the card types, the download and inspection deadlines, and what to do when a seal, chart or the tachograph fails.
3. Study ARR's published questions too
The real exam draws on ARR's own question base, which ARR publishes in English on testare.arr.ro. Use Tigertest to understand the rules and find your weak chapters, then read through ARR's questions before exam day.
4. Aim above the line
The pass line is 70%. Aim for 40 or more out of 50 in every mock test, drill the questions you missed, and retrain any set below that before you book.
Romania Driver CPC Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ARR CPI exam like?
The CPI (certificat de pregătire profesională inițială) exam for goods or passenger drivers has a theory exam and a practical exam. The theory exam has two papers: 100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, each with 4 options and one correct answer, and 6 case studies in 2 hours, two on each of the three chapters of the course. You need at least 70% of the questions right and at least 70% of the case-study marks, and only then may you sit the practical exam. This is set out in the Norms approved by Order 1214/2015 of the Minister of Transport.
Can I take the CPI exam in English?
Yes. Since 2025 the Romanian Road Authority (ARR) runs the CPI and short CPI theory exams in English, in Bucharest only, on dates it announces, with the practical exam in English in Bucharest a few working days later. You sit the exam in the language of your training course, Romanian or English. ARR also publishes its English question base as online questionnaires on testare.arr.ro. Check the current dates with ARR or your training centre.
What does Tigertest cover, and how is it different from ARR's own questions?
Tigertest's 200 questions are original, written from the EU and Romanian rules the course covers: drivers' hours and the Mobility Package, smart tachographs, rational and eco-driving, brakes and vehicle technology, load securing and weights, passenger safety and rights, CMR, cabotage and Romanian transport rules, health and road safety, and emergencies. They do not copy ARR's question base, so study ARR's published questions too. The case-study paper and the practical exam are not modelled.
What is the short CPI (CPI scurt)?
A driver who already holds a CPI for one kind of transport, goods or passengers, can add the other through a shorter route: a 20-question questionnaire on the subjects specific to the new kind of transport, then the whole practical exam. The goods and passenger topics in Tigertest (loads, passengers, documents) are a useful way to revise for it.
Is Tigertest linked to ARR?
No. Tigertest is free, independent practice and is not affiliated with the Romanian Road Authority (ARR), its county agencies or any training centre. It does not book or replace the exam, and it does not issue CPI or CPC certificates. Follow your training centre and ARR for fees, dates, documents and the current rules.
Romania CPI (Driver CPC) sample questions and answers
6 of the 200 practice questions, one from each topic, with the answer explained.
1. A semi-trailer stands at a loading bay and a forklift will drive into it. What stops it creeping forward?
- A.The curtain straps
- B.Wheel chocks or a bay lock
- C.The tractor's hazard lights
- D.Lowered air suspension
Answer: B. Each time a forklift enters, the trailer can be pushed forward. Chocks or a bay restraint hold it, together with the parking brake.
2. A Romanian haulier wants to carry goods for other businesses for reward across the EU. The firm needs a:
- A.Taxi authorisation
- B.Driving school licence
- C.Route licence for buses
- D.Community licence
Answer: D. Access to the international haulage market requires a Community licence issued in the member state where the operator is established.
3. At the same steady speed, which load usually burns the most fuel per kilometre?
- A.A loaded 40-tonne truck
- B.An empty two-axle rigid truck
- C.A solo tractor unit
- D.A half-loaded light van
Answer: A. Rolling resistance and the energy needed to climb or accelerate grow with mass, so the heaviest combination uses the most fuel.
4. Your vehicle is badly damaged in a crash on a dual carriageway at night. Passengers or crew who can walk should wait:
- A.On the carriageway nearby
- B.In the central reservation
- C.Behind the safety barrier
- D.Inside the damaged vehicle
Answer: C. Get people out, away from traffic and behind the barrier or well off the road. Vehicles that stop in the road are often hit again.
5. You are a self-employed haulier and also drive for another company. Your drivers' hours limits apply to:
- A.Only the second company's work
- B.Only your own paid trips
- C.All your driving together
- D.Each company separately
Answer: C. The limits count all driving in scope, for every employer or on your own account. Splitting it between firms does not reset them.
6. A heavy machine is loaded right at the rear of a rigid truck's deck. The main risk is:
- A.Less weight on the steering axle
- B.More weight on the steering axle
- C.Less tyre wear at the rear
- D.A shorter stopping distance
Answer: A. Weight far behind the rear axle levers weight off the front axle, so steering and braking grip are reduced. Keep heavy items over or ahead of the axles.
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