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Missouri driving lesson · The Driver Exam

Your grade, failing, and exam fraud

A 3-minute lesson from the Missouri course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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3 minutes
Course unit
The Driver Exam
Checkpoint questions
5
Source pages
23

The examiner subtracts points for each driving error. Some mistakes fail you on the spot. If you fail, Missouri limits how often you can retest.

More than 30

Points lost on the driving test that mean you fail

Handbook p. 23 ↗

You also fail the driving test if you:

  • Are in a crash with another vehicle and it's your fault
  • Hit a pedestrian
  • Drive so dangerously you might have caused a traffic crash
  • Violate a traffic law
  • Refuse to drive as the examiner asks
Handbook p. 23 ↗

Know the rule

When you pass, you get a form with your results. It is not valid for driving: apply for and obtain your license at a license office first.

Handbook p. 23 ↗

Know the rule

You may take only one driving test per day. The examiner will suggest you practice before retesting.

Handbook p. 23 ↗

Know the rule

After three failed driving tests, no more tests are allowed without written authorization from the Department. You'll get a letter requiring more behind-the-wheel training; send proof of it and get approval before retesting.

Handbook p. 23 ↗

Exam fraud

Making a false unsworn statement or affidavit, or committing or helping someone commit fraud or deception, during any exam for a Missouri license, permit or nondriver ID.

Handbook p. 23 ↗

Know the rule

Fraud is a Class A misdemeanor that may cost you your driving privilege for up to one year.

Handbook p. 23 ↗

Examples of exam fraud:

  • Cheating
  • Using or trying to use any recording, photographic or two-way communicating device during testing
Handbook p. 23 ↗

Put it into practice

You fail your first driving test in the morning and want to retest after lunch. You can't: only one driving test per day. If you fail three times, you'll need extra behind-the-wheel training and Department approval first.

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.

Fraud committed during a Missouri license examination, such as cheating, is a Class 'A' misdemeanor.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Fraud during any license examination process is a Class A misdemeanor that may cost you your driving privilege for up to a year.

Handbook p. 23 ↗
How many points can you lose on the driving skills test before you fail?
  1. More than 15 points
  2. More than 20 points
  3. More than 50 points
  4. More than 30 points

Answer: More than 30 points

If you lose more than 30 points during the driving test, you fail.

Handbook p. 23 ↗
Which of the following will automatically cause you to fail the Missouri driving test?
  1. Driving 5 mph under the limit briefly
  2. Asking the examiner a question
  3. Being in an at-fault crash during the test
  4. Signaling a lane change a bit late

Answer: Being in an at-fault crash during the test

You will fail the test if you are in an at-fault crash, hit a pedestrian, drive dangerously, violate a traffic law, or refuse to drive as asked.

Handbook p. 23 ↗
You fail the Missouri driving test three times. What happens next?
  1. You must wait 30 days before retesting
  2. You must retake the written test first
  3. You must wait one year before retesting
  4. No more tests without written Department authorization

Answer: No more tests without written Department authorization

After three failed driving tests, no further tests are allowed without written authorization from the Department, and additional training is required.

Handbook p. 23 ↗
How many driving tests may you take per day in Missouri?
  1. Only one
  2. As many as you want
  3. Two
  4. Three

Answer: Only one

You may take only one driving test per day.

Handbook p. 23 ↗
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