Theory lessons - TrafikRedo

Getting your licence

Obtaining a driving licence

An overview of the steps and procedures for obtaining a driving licence in Sweden.

24 min read Active plan required

Getting your licence

Vehicles you may drive

The vehicle types you may drive according to your driving-licence category.

28 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Engine-bay components and essential fluids

A practical guide to engine oil, coolant, washer and brake fluid, the cooling fan, battery and air filter, with safe checks and correct responses to warning lights.

18 min read Active plan required

Getting your licence

The practical driving test

A structured guide to the practical driving test, from the safety check to independent driving, assessment criteria and common mistakes.

7 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Vehicle interior controls

A precise illustrated guide to important vehicle buttons and switches, matching every number in the images to its correct function and essential safety advice.

6 min read Active plan required

Getting your licence

Driving training

An up-to-date legal and practical guide to learning with a driving school or private supervisor, from the learner’s permit to test readiness.

16 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Vehicle insurance and its types

A legal and practical guide to motor third-party, partial and comprehensive insurance, reporting damage and transferring ownership without an insurance gap.

15 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Periodic vehicle inspection

A legal and practical guide to Swedish vehicle-inspection deadlines, inspection points, results, reinspection, driving bans and correct preparation.

16 min read Active plan required

Getting your licence

CSN driving-licence loan: current status and repayment

An updated guide to the end of new applications, older decisions, repayment, the 2026 interest rate and reduced payments for a low income.

13 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

The exit rule and leaving a road

A clear guide to the exit rule at car parks, properties and petrol stations, and to turning safely around pavements, cycle paths and pedestrian crossings.

10 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

The right-hand rule

A clear guide to the right-hand rule at junctions, where it applies, its exceptions, and the meaning of sign A28 and supplementary plate T15.

11 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Safe following distance

How to choose a safe gap, use the three-second rule and adapt the distance to the road, visibility and traffic.

8 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Acceleration lanes

How to read the signs, match speed, choose a safe gap and join from an acceleration lane without creating danger.

11 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Motorways, motor-traffic roads and fast rural roads

The differences between road types, correct speed and position, safe overtaking, breakdown actions and clear explanations of every sign in the images.

18 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Motorway exits

How to read exit signs, plan the lane change, brake in the right place and deal safely with short, sharp or missed exits.

12 min read Active plan required

Road signs

Driving lanes and road markings

An image-based guide to Swedish lane lines, solid lines, exclusion areas, pedestrian and cycle crossings, reserved lanes, speed markings and lane arrows.

15 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Roadworks and road maintenance

An image-based guide to A20, A21, F23–F26, temporary yellow markings, B6, D2 and safely passing road-maintenance vehicles.

12 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Turning and U-turns

An image-based guide to right and left turns, U-turns, road position, signalling, the L-shaped reversing method and motorway restrictions.

14 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Defensive driving

A clear guide to anticipating hazards and adapting distance, speed, lights, signals and attention to the road and traffic situation.

9 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Speed adaptation, glare and tunnel vision

An image-based guide to how prolonged speed, strong light, stress and fatigue affect speed perception and attention, with clear ways to reduce the risks.

13 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Children in the car

Clear rules and advice on seat belts, child restraints, rear-facing travel, airbags and exceptional short journeys.

11 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Child seats

A clear guide to infant carriers, rear-facing child seats, booster seats and booster cushions, including how to choose and install them safely.

10 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Driving during pregnancy

Clear guidance on safe driving during pregnancy, correct positioning of the seat belt, seat, steering wheel and airbag, and what to consider before a test or risk-training session.

8 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Driving with a load

An illustrated guide to securing and marking loads, the 20 and 260 cm limits, rope towing, wide transport and sign C16.

12 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Stopping and parking

An image-based guide to the difference between stopping and parking, prohibited places, time plates, parking signs, supplementary plates, parking discs and yellow markings.

18 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Peer pressure and the driver's decisions

A clear guide to friends' negative influence, family's positive influence and how passengers' values determine their influence on the driver.

10 min read Active plan required

Road signs

One-way traffic and entry prohibitions

An illustrated guide to the difference between E16, C1 and C2, the permitted direction and the five shown situations.

9 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Reaction, braking and stopping distance

Learn the three distances, the approximate theory calculations, what lengthens them, a complete table from 10 to 120 km/h and the limited time gain from higher speed.

12 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Driving within the speed limit

Learn the difference between the maximum permitted speed and a safe adapted speed, and what to do when another driver overtakes or a queue forms behind you.

9 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Children and traffic

How to anticipate children's behaviour, adapt speed and act around school transport and warning sign A15 under current Swedish rules.

8 min read Active plan required

Environment and eco-driving

Vehicle fuels and their types

An illustrated guide to petrol, diesel, E85 and hybrid vehicles, with current Swedish fuel labels and emissions facts.

8 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Wheel position when parking

An illustrated guide to positioning the front wheels downhill, uphill and on level ground so a parked vehicle cannot roll into traffic.

6 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Vehicle brakes: systems, checks and faults

An illustrated guide to dual-circuit and hydraulic brakes, fault symptoms, brake fluid, brake assist and the parking brake.

10 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

ABS and EBD: operation and safe braking

An illustrated guide to wheel-lock prevention, electronic brake-force distribution, emergency braking, grip limits and warning lamps.

8 min read Active plan required

Environment and eco-driving

How to drive more environmentally

A practical guide to journey planning, anticipation, economical driving, engine braking, vehicle choice and maintenance that reduce energy use and emissions.

9 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Traffic fines and driving-licence action

Current fixed penalties for speeding and a clear guide to seizure, warning, revocation and the individually assessed disqualification period in Sweden.

8 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Heavy and light trucks and slow-moving vehicles

An illustrated guide to Swedish speed caps for buses, trucks, trailers, tractors, mobile machinery and towing, with rear markings, the LGF sign and motorway rules.

10 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Vehicles carrying dangerous goods

An illustrated guide to safety at a dangerous-goods incident, ADR hazard labels, orange plates, hazard and UN numbers, and Swedish road signs for these transports.

11 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Traffic collisions and first aid at the scene

A practical guide to securing a collision scene, legal duties, calling 112, adult CPR, the recovery position, severe bleeding and Sweden’s road-safety goals.

16 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Weights and trailers

A practical guide to weight terms, B, B96 and BE licence limits, technical towing limits, nose weight, trailer brakes, speed and pre-drive checks.

12 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Understeer and oversteer

Learn to recognise understeer and oversteer, understand how speed, grip, tyres and load affect the car, and respond calmly if grip is lost.

10 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Meeting oncoming vehicles

An illustrated guide to safe meetings on narrow roads, passing places and signs E18, B7, B6 and A25.

10 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Driving on slippery roads

An illustrated guide to low grip, safe speed, snow, ice, rain, leaves, mud, bridges, tyres, A10, ABS and ESC.

12 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Summer and winter tyres

A current guide to summer tyres, winter tyres, studs, 3PMSF, dates, tread depth, trailers and safe tyre care.

11 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Railway and tramway crossings

An illustrated guide to level crossings, A35–A39, barriers, light and sound signals, emergencies, the 30-metre rule and trams.

14 min read Active plan required

Road signs

The compulsory stop sign

What a STOP sign means and how to act when reaching it.

5 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Road merges and branches

Signs showing where road lanes merge or branch.

6 min read Active plan required

Human factors

People with disabilities

How to act correctly and considerately around people with disabilities.

5 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Seat belts

The benefits of seat belts and the correct, essential way to use them.

6 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Rural and secondary roads

Driving on rural roads and interacting with vehicles, horses and pedestrians.

7 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Reversing and turning around

Reversing and turning at junctions, including the L-shaped reverse.

7 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Emergency vehicles

This lesson covers emergency vehicles and how to deal with them when you see them on the road while driving.

6 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Common problems

This lesson covers most of the common problems faced by drivers of cars and other vehicles.

7 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Built-up areas

This lesson covers everything about built-up areas and the correct way to drive in them, with a detailed explanation of some situations so that the information is clear.

6 min read Active plan required

Road safety

The blind spot

This lesson covers everything related to the blind spot.

5 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

The Spanish turn

This lesson covers the Spanish turn and how to use it to turn around on the road.

5 min read Active plan required

Environment and eco-driving

Gases emitted by vehicles

This lesson covers everything about the gases emitted by vehicles.

7 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

The road shoulder

This lesson covers everything about the road shoulder, with information and illustrations presented simply and clearly.

5 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Alcohol and its effects

This lesson covers alcohol and its effects, together with percentage calculations for quantities of alcohol in the human body.

8 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Speed cameras

This lesson covers the speed cameras found along roads.

5 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Wild animals

This lesson covers wild animals, their behaviour and how to act when they appear or after a collision.

6 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Dashboard symbols and warning lights

This lesson covers the symbols that appear on the car dashboard to alert the driver to a particular condition.

8 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Vehicle lights

A detailed guide to the car's front and rear lights, driving in darkness and when each light is used.

7 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Driving and medicine

This lesson explains driving and medicine and how medicine can affect the driver.

6 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Positive and negative learning

This lesson covers positive and negative learning.

5 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Stress and psychological strain

In this lesson you will learn about stress and psychological strain.

6 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Peripheral and direct vision

In this lesson you will learn everything about peripheral and direct vision.

5 min read Active plan required

Road signs

Stopp Signal signs

Learn how C34 Stop for a stated purpose is used with traffic signals, where to stop and how it differs from the B2 STOP sign.

5 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

The catalytic converter

How a catalytic converter reduces harmful exhaust, why it must warm up, and the heat and carbon-monoxide risks every driver should know.

6 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Single-vehicle collisions

How single-vehicle collisions happen, their causes and how to avoid them.

6 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

The zipper merge

How the zipper principle is applied in congested traffic.

5 min read Active plan required

Environment and eco-driving

Economical driving

How to drive economically, protect the environment and save fuel.

7 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

Vehicle fluids

Vehicle fluid reservoirs, their caps and how to handle them safely.

7 min read Active plan required

Vehicle knowledge

The vehicle electrical system

The electrical system in a vehicle and how electricity is distributed.

7 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Road obstacles

How to deal with road obstacles and the signs used around them.

6 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Driving in tunnels

Tunnel hazards and the correct way to enter and drive through a tunnel.

7 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

2+1 roads

What a 2+1 road means and how to drive on it.

6 min read Active plan required

Environment and eco-driving

Parking and the environment

Signs connecting parking rules with environmental protection.

5 min read Active plan required

Human factors

Mobile phones

Important guidance on avoiding mobile-phone use while driving.

5 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Collision with property

How to act after hitting a sign, bicycle, tree or other property.

6 min read Active plan required

Road safety

Warning triangle and hazard lights

How to use the warning triangle and hazard lights during an emergency stop.

6 min read Active plan required

Getting your licence

Reasons for licence revocation

Why a driving licence can be revoked and how to avoid those situations.

7 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Intersections and roundabouts

Everything you need to know about safe driving at intersections and roundabouts.

9 min read Active plan required

Traffic rules

Overtaking vehicles

How to overtake vehicles ahead of you correctly and safely.

8 min read Active plan required

Getting your licence

Important driving terms

Important terms used during the practical driving test.

7 min read Active plan required