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Van driver basic qualification (VB GU), in English
The mandatory certificate for driving a van commercially. Three days, exam included.
Short answer
VB GU is the mandatory basic qualification for drivers who carry goods for hire or reward in a van. It gives you the Danish van driver qualification certificate (varebilschaufføruddannelsesbevis), which must be carried while driving and shown on police request. The requirement applies when you carry goods for hire or reward weighing more than 11 kg per item in a van or combination between 2,500 kg and 3,500 kg permissible maximum weight.
Key facts
- Course
- Van driver basic qualification (VB GU)
- Provider
- Votra Danmark ApS (Votra Vognmandsuddannelser)
- How it works
- Classroom course run with our partner UCplus, ending with a written exam
- Duration
- 3 days
- Price, exam in Danish
- 3,765 DKK
- Price, in English (interpreter included)
- 4,185 DKK
- AMU price (if you qualify)
- 654 DKK
- Where
- UCplus Skovlunde (Mileparken 12A), our partner's premises
- What you get
- Van driver qualification certificate (VUB), as a rule valid for five years
- Entry requirements
- None. There are no prerequisites for taking part
- Authority
- Færdselsstyrelsen (the Danish Road Traffic Authority)
Who needs it?
Drivers carrying goods for hire or reward in a van, where the goods weigh more than 11 kg per item and the van or combination has a permissible maximum weight between 2,500 kg and 3,500 kg.
If you already hold a blue driver qualification card for licence category C (truck), you automatically have the same rights as holders of the van driver qualification certificate.
The exam
The basic qualification ends with a written exam of 20 multiple choice questions, each with one correct answer. You must answer at least 16 of them correctly, 76 %, to pass, and you have 30 minutes. Candidates with documented dyslexia are given 45 minutes.
Validity and renewal
The certificate is valid for five years as a rule. To keep it, you must complete a two-day refresher course, where no exam is taken. You may not continue commercial van driving until the refresher course has been completed.
Note: VB stands for varebil, which means van. It has nothing to do with buses.
Upcoming course dates
No dates are published right now. Call us and we will find a date for you.
See all dates with interpretation in EnglishQuestions and answers
Is VB GU a bus course?
No. VB means varebil, which is Danish for van. VB GU is a van course.
Is there an exam, and how is it structured?
Yes. 20 multiple choice questions in 30 minutes, and you need at least 16 correct answers (76 %) to pass. With documented dyslexia you get 45 minutes.
How long is the certificate valid?
As a rule five years. After that you need the two-day refresher course (VB EU) to keep it.
Are there entry requirements?
No. There are no prerequisites for taking part.
Can I take it in English?
Yes, we run the course in English, Arabic and Ukrainian as well as Danish, but the available languages vary from course date to course date. Call us on +45 42 33 12 89 and we will tell you what is available.
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