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Class B theory course · chapter 20 of 22

The driver's responsibility

Documents and insurance, sobriety and the blood-alcohol limit, and the duties that come with the licence.

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The chapter in numbers

Lessons
2about 10 minutes of reading
Drawings
6diagrams and photographs made for the lessons they sit in
Exam tips
4passages that say what the test tends to ask here
Terms
2words explained where they are first used

Why this chapter

Holding a licence means taking on a responsibility the law is clear about. This chapter covers health and age requirements, intoxication and the alcohol limit, insurance and registration, penalty points and losing your licence – and what happens when someone else drives your car.

Written against

The lessons are written against these sources, and the explanations cite them.

  • Vegtrafikkloven
  • vegvesen.no
  • Vegtrafikkloven § 22

What the test asks

The practice questions for this chapter belong to 2 of the seven official themes of the theory test.

The mock-exam split is our own – Statens vegvesen publishes none.

Practise the themes

The lessons, in order

  1. 1 Documents, registration and insuranceWhat must be in place for the car to be legal to use, and the driver's documents. 6 min
  2. 2 Sobriety, intoxication and driving abilityThe blood alcohol limit, why alcohol and other substances impair driving ability, and the rules around this. 4 min

The lessons are part of full access – 149 kr for a week, 299 kr for a month. Chapter 1 is free, so you can see how the course is written first.

All 22 chapters

  1. 01Introduction
  2. 02The human in traffic
  3. 03The car – construction and systems
  4. 04Checks and maintenance
  5. 05The road and the traffic environment
  6. 06The traffic rules and basic duties
  7. 07Signs, signals and police directions
  8. 08Giving way and right of way
  9. 09Observation and communication
  10. 10Positioning and lane use
  11. 11Speed, distance and braking distance
  12. 12Junctions and roundabouts
  13. 13Overtaking and meeting
  14. 14Different roads and surroundings
  15. 15Light and road-surface conditions
  16. 16Other road users
  17. 17Stopping and parking
  18. 18Eco-friendly driving
  19. 19Load and trailer
  20. 20The driver's responsibility
  21. 21At a traffic accident
  22. 22Risk and attitudes

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