Start by understanding, not memorising

2. Your Joulyan learning path

Follow these four steps in this order. First build understanding, then practise with purpose.

• 1. Read the complete Learn Theory section first. View the images, understand the rules and use the glossary for unfamiliar words.
• 2. Then choose a package and begin the exams included in that package.
• 3. Repeat every exam until you pass each one.
• 4. After every exam, review your mistakes and start the smart practice for the subjects where you made the most mistakes. Read the explanation and rule for every error.

3. Theory has eight topics

The menu separates the topics, but one traffic question can combine rules from several topics.

• 1. Using the road.
• 2. Priority and giving way.
• 3. Special roads, road users and manoeuvres.
• 4. Safe driving and emergencies.
• 5. Traffic signs and directions.
• 6. Responsible and environmentally aware driving.
• 7. Legislation.
• 8. Vehicle knowledge.
• Joulyan adds a ninth lesson on driver-assistance systems (ADAS).

4. Read a question in four simple steps

Do not start with one striking detail. First read what the question asks, then inspect the complete traffic situation.

• 1. Read the question and identify what you must decide: who goes first, which speed applies, where may you drive or what is prohibited?
• 2. Inspect the whole image: the road, every road user, their direction, the distance between them and the free space around them.
• 3. Find what controls the situation: direction, traffic light, sign, supplementary plate, road marking or ordinary rule.
• 4. Check visibility, distance, free space, speed, possible danger and exceptions. Only then choose your answer.

5. Use the reference tools when something is unclear

Do not guess an unfamiliar word or sign. Use the reference material beside the lessons.

• Look up an unfamiliar Dutch word in the glossary.
• Use the complete traffic-sign list. The signs are divided into clear groups.
• Open each image at full size and use the short check questions to confirm that you understand the rule.

7. Vehicle categories are a separate system

M, N, O, L, T, C and U describe what a vehicle technically and legally is. They belong to approval and registration, not to the driving licence.

• M1 is a passenger car with no more than nine seats including the driver. M2 and M3 are buses with more seats.
• N1 is a light commercial vehicle up to 3,500 kg; N2 and N3 are heavier commercial vehicles. O1 to O4 are trailers.
• L includes mopeds, motorcycles and light three- or four-wheelers. Vehicle category T is a wheeled tractor, C a tracked tractor and U a mobile machine.
• A letter may appear in both systems. Licence T and vehicle category T therefore do not automatically mean the same classification.

Vehicle Regulations chapter 1; Regulation (EU) 2018/858 article 4