Roadwise States Georgia Driving lessons Pass, fail and other license tests Georgia driving lesson · Tests, Renewals and Records
Pass, fail and other license tests A 3-minute lesson from the Georgia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
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Course unit Tests, Renewals and Records
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 14 Pass every test and you leave with a temporary license; the permanent card comes by mail. Fail a part and you'll wait before trying again: until the next day after a first failure, and 7 days after any later failure.
Know the rule
If you pass all the tests, you get a temporary license or permit, and your permanent one is mailed to you.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
After a Class C/D road test, the examiner will show you your score sheet and discuss the results if you wish.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
Class M: you furnish the motorcycle, the examiner inspects it for safety first, and it needs a valid plate or a dealer-tag bill of sale within the last 30 days.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
Motorcycle road tests aren't given when the weather is unsafe, including when it's raining or the pavement is damp.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
Classes E and F (non-commercial) have no driving test. You submit form DS-36, pass the knowledge test for that class (study the Commercial Drivers Manual), and must hold or be eligible for a Class C.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
The Commercial Driver's License (CDL) road skills test fee is $50.00 for each testing attempt.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
Tuesday is always the busiest day. The best time to visit in person is the middle of the week, in the middle of the day.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Put it into practice
You fail the road test on Monday. You can retake it Tuesday. If you fail again Tuesday, you must wait 7 days before your third try.
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.
If you pass all required tests, what do you receive that day? A learner's certificate only A conditional Class D license valid for 10 days A temporary license or permit Nothing; you must return in 2 weeks Answer: A temporary license or permit
If you pass all the tests, you are issued a temporary license/permit while the permanent one is mailed to you.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ After a first failure on any part of the Class C or D knowledge or road test, how long must you wait before retesting? Until the next day 7 days 3 days 30 days Answer: Until the next day
After a first failure, you must wait until the next day before retaking the portion you failed.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ After a second or subsequent failure of the same test portion, how long must you wait before retesting? 7 days 30 days 1 day 14 days Answer: 7 days
After a second or subsequent failure, you must wait 7 days before retaking the failed portion.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ If you fail the Road Signs portion on your first attempt but pass Road Rules, what happens on your retest the next day? You automatically fail the entire application You only need to retake the Road Signs portion you failed You must retake both Road Signs and Road Rules You must wait 7 days regardless of it being a first failure Answer: You only need to retake the Road Signs portion you failed
The handbook specifies you retake only the portion you failed, and after a first failure the wait is until the next day.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ After failing the Class C road test for the first time, you must wait 7 days before retaking it. True False Answer: False
After a first failure you wait only until the next day; the 7-day wait applies to a second or later failure.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ You fail the road test, retake it the next day, and fail again. When is the earliest you may take it a third time? The day after the second failure 7 days after the second failure 14 days after the second failure 30 days after the first failure Answer: 7 days after the second failure
A first failure means waiting until the next day; a second or later failure means waiting 7 days before retaking.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Previous lesson Road test: booking and your vehicle Next lesson Road test skills More in Tests, Renewals and Records About the source Roadwise’s Georgia course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 14. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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