A 4-minute lesson from the Delaware course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Before you drive alone you'll pass a four-part examination: vision, a sign and signal test, a rules-of-the-road test and a road test. Knowing the waiting periods and what to bring on test day avoids a wasted trip.
Know the rule
The temporary instruction (learner's) permit is issued after you pass the eye screening and knowledge exams and pay the fee. It's valid for twelve months, and you must pass all exams within that time.
If your Class D privileges were cancelled, denied, disqualified, expired, revoked or suspended for over one year, you must retake the vision and Class D knowledge exams. After more than 5 years, you must also retake the road exam.
You provide the test vehicle: properly registered, insured, within your license class, and able to pass the examiner's safety inspection. No smoking, cell phone use or music during the test.
You pass your knowledge test on a Monday and receive your permit. The earliest your road test can be is 10 days later—and never on a Wednesday. On test day bring your permit, your 21-or-older companion's license, and the car's registration and insurance card.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
A standard Class D learner's permit is issued for how long, during which you must pass all required exams?
6 months
18 months
24 months
12 months
Answer: 12 months
After passing the eye screening and knowledge exam, a learner's permit is issued for twelve months, within which all exams must be passed.
On a standard Class D learner's permit (not the GDL permit), you must be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least
21 years old
18 years old
25 years old
30 years old
Answer: 21 years old
The standard learner's permit requires a licensed driver qualified for that vehicle class who is at least 21; the separate GDL permit requires a supervisor of at least 25.
