Van Operating Licence Exam
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Van Operating Licence Exam - 14 days
- Personal guidance
- Fast user support
- Answer key for all questions
- Text-to-speech for all questions
- Built on the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's official topic list
- Licensing rules for vans (the Professional Transport Act)
- Employer responsibilities, the Working Environment Act and Holidays Act
- Load securing, driving and rest times and dangerous goods
- Company forms, finance and accounting
- Tax, value added tax and employer's national insurance contribution
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Van Operating Licence Exam - 90 days
- Personal guidance
- Fast user support
- Answer key for all questions
- Text-to-speech for all questions
- Built on the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's official topic list
- Licensing rules for vans (the Professional Transport Act)
- Employer responsibilities, the Working Environment Act and Holidays Act
- Load securing, driving and rest times and dangerous goods
- Company forms, finance and accounting
- Tax, value added tax and employer's national insurance contribution
599 kr7 kr/day
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Van Operating Licence Exam - 30 days
- Personal guidance
- Fast user support
- Answer key for all questions
- Text-to-speech for all questions
- Built on the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's official topic list
- Licensing rules for vans (the Professional Transport Act)
- Employer responsibilities, the Working Environment Act and Holidays Act
- Load securing, driving and rest times and dangerous goods
- Company forms, finance and accounting
- Tax, value added tax and employer's national insurance contribution
449 kr15 kr/day
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What do I get?
- Access to all 273 exercises for van operating licence
- 9 topics covering the entire curriculum
- Detailed explanations for every question
- Access starts immediately – valid for the full period
How does it work?
- Pay and get access immediately
- Choose short test or full test
- See the answer key and explanation after each question
- Max 5 errors out of 35 to pass
Why choose Prove.no?
Personal guidance
When purchasing access, we can answer any question you may have regarding your driver's license.
We have more than 20 years experience with teaching traffic theory, and are ready to help you when you need it.
Clear illustrations
Our illustrations present traffic situations as clearly as possible.
The illustrations are made to be easily understandable even though the traffic situation may be complex.
Your fastest path to a Norwegian license
In a customer survey, 81% of our students said they passed their theory test on the first try.
Good preparation is the key to passing – and that is exactly what we help you with.
Large question bank
Our question bank covers all topics from the official curriculum.
Each question includes detailed explanations from traffic experts.
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What's covered
- The Professional Transport Act and the licensing system for vans
- Requirements for the licence holder and transport manager
- The Road Traffic Act for vans
- Working Environment Act, Holidays Act and employer responsibilities
- Load securing, driving and rest times and dangerous goods
- Internal control and HSE
- Company forms, finance and accounting
- Tax, value added tax and employer's national insurance contribution
Frequently asked questions
Who needs a national van operating licence?
From 1 January 2026, anyone who carries goods for payment within Norway with a van with a permissible maximum weight over 2,500 kg and up to 3,500 kg must have a national van operating licence (nasjonalt varebilløyve). You need one licence per van. If you only carry your own goods as part of another business, for example as a tradesperson, you do not need a licence.
Who must take the van operating licence exam?
It is the transport manager in the business who must have the professional competence. The requirement is met if the transport manager has passed the van operating licence exam at Statens vegvesen, has managed a transport undertaking with vans continuously for at least ten years before 1 January 2026, or already meets the competence requirement for a Community licence for goods.
How many questions are there, and how many errors am I allowed?
The van operating licence exam has 35 multiple-choice questions with one correct answer each. You must answer at least 30 of them correctly, so a maximum of 5 errors. You have up to 70 minutes. The exam is taken on a computer at a traffic station, by appointment. You get the result straight away, and the printout shows which topics you answered correctly and how many questions.
Is this the same as the goods licence exam or the professional driver qualification (YSK)?
No. The van operating licence exam covers national transport by van and is shorter than the exam for goods and passenger transport, which is required for heavy goods vehicles over 3,500 kg and for international transport by van. YSK is a qualification for the driver with a class C1 or C licence, not for the person who runs the business.
How much does the van operating licence exam cost?
Statens vegvesen charges a fee to sit the exam, and a separate fee to process the licence application. See the price list on vegvesen.no for current prices. In addition, the business must provide a guarantee from a bank or insurance company before it gets a licence.
Can I take the exam in a language other than Norwegian?
No. The questions are available in Bokmål and Nynorsk, and you cannot use an interpreter. You can ask to have the questions and answer options read aloud in Bokmål through headphones. Feel free to practise with the translation to help you understand the material, but make sure you know the Norwegian terms before the exam.
Categories
We cover all 9 chapters described in the curriculum.
The Professional Transport Act and the licensing system
How the authorities regulate the van transport industry, and what the Professional Transport Act and its regulations require of the van business itself.
- The different licence types and transport rights
- The requirements for obtaining a licence
- The requirements on the licence holder
The Road Traffic Act for vans
The knowledge a manager in a transport company needs so that the manager and the employees comply with the relevant rules in the Road Traffic Act and its regulations.
- The rules on mandatory abstinence
- Responsibility for the condition of the vehicle, etc.
- Registration of vehicles
- Rules that apply specifically to vans
The Working Environment Act and the Holidays Act
The main parts of the Working Environment Act, including the rules of the Holidays Act, as an employer in the van transport industry must know them.
- The purpose of the Working Environment Act
- The requirements for the content of an employment contract
- The requirements for notice of termination and summary dismissal
- The rules on working hours and breaks
- The rules on holiday
- The rules on holiday pay
Training of employees
How training affects the employee's competence in driving behaviour and road safety.
- What is meant by good driving behaviour
- Statutory inspection of the vehicle
- Load securing
- Rules on driving and rest times
- Transport of dangerous goods
Internal control and HSE
Documentation requirements for the systematic health, safety and environment (HSE) work the business must carry out.
- The current provisions of the internal control regulation (the HSE regulation)
- What systematic HSE work involves in a van transport business
- Requirements for written documentation
Company forms and registration
Different organisational forms, the requirements for establishing an undertaking, and how to register it.
- Sole proprietorship, limited company, general partnership, cooperative and Norwegian branch of a foreign undertaking (NUF)
- Differences in liability, risk and capital requirements
- Requirements for registration in public registers (the Central Coordinating Register and the Register of Business Enterprises)
Financial understanding
A basic understanding of the financial management of an undertaking – also needed in order to buy in financial-management and accounting services.
- Income and costs
- Accounting
- Investments
- Financing
- Budgeting and cost calculation
Taxes
Why and how the authorities collect tax, and what duties an employer has when withholding tax from employees (reporting to the tax authorities).
- What the terms advance tax deduction, advance tax and arrears tax mean
- The employer's obligations when withholding tax from employees
- Bookkeeping rules
Duties and charges
Why and how the authorities collect duties, including on purchases and sales (VAT), and how duties are used to influence choices.
- The basic rules of value added tax (VAT)
- Employer's national insurance contribution (differentiated by region)
- The authorities' duty to collect
- Climate measures through taxation