Rules for driving education and driving tests
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om køreuddannelser og køreprøver
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What it sets out: The executive order sets out how driving lessons must be structured, and how many lessons are required at minimum for each driving licence.
- Who: Learner drivers taking a driving licence, and driving instructors.
- When: The executive order was repealed before it entered into force.
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The training includes both theory and practice. You receive teaching in both. The teaching must be modular. You can only move on to the next module once all lessons in the module have been completed satisfactorily.
The teaching must be about learning to drive – not just about passing the test. It must take place with a driving instructor who is approved for the driving licence category you are taking.
For category AM (large moped), at least 27 theory lessons and at least 12 driving lessons are required. For category B (ordinary car), at least 30 theory lessons and at least 24 driving lessons are required. Each lesson must last at least 45 minutes.
A lesson must last at least 45 minutes in a row to count. For categories AM, A1, A2, A and B, you may as a general rule have no more than 8 lessons on one day. No more than 3 of them may be practical driving. There are certain exceptions.
If you take category B at the same time as A1, A2 or A, special rules apply. The theory lessons for both categories must be counted together. They must make up at least 39 lessons in total.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
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- Issued · 15 June 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 20 June 2026
- Ophævet, før den trådte i kraft · 1 July 2026The case ended here.