Roadwise States Vermont Driving lessons Getting a full Driver's License Vermont driving lesson · Getting Your Vermont License
Getting a full Driver's License A 3-minute lesson from the Vermont course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Getting Your Vermont License
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 17 At 18 you can hold a full Vermont Driver's License. You may get there from a permit by passing a road test, or you may already hold a license from another state. What Vermont requires depends on which case you're in.
Know the rule
A Driver's License lets you drive any noncommercial vehicle except a school bus or motorcycle. Those need additional exams.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ If you have a valid Learner's Permit: Make an appointment for an exam Bring a licensed, unimpaired parent/guardian, instructor, or person 25+ whose license is valid Bring a clean vehicle in good mechanical condition with a valid inspection sticker and working parking brake Bring proof of current, valid insurance (carrier, dates, insured's name, vehicle and VIN) Bring proof of valid registration for the vehicle Pass the road test and pay the fees; then your license is issued Handbook p. 17 ↗ Know the rule
If your home-state license isn't valid, have someone with a valid license drive you to the DMV.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ Who may not be issued a new license or renew one: Anyone suspended, revoked or refused in any state, until it ends and they're notified in writing Anyone the Commissioner has evidence cannot or will not drive without endangering other highway users A person who is not a Vermont resident Handbook p. 17 ↗ Put it into practice
You move to Vermont with a Maine license that expired 2 years ago. Bring it and your proof of identity; you'll need an eye exam, not the full testing. If it had expired 4 years ago, you'd take the vision, written and road tests.
A useful reminder The 3-year line matters twice: an out-of-state license expired up to 3 years needs only an eye exam, and a Vermont license expired more than 3 years means retesting.
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.
What is the minimum age for a full, unrestricted Vermont Driver's License? 18 16 17 21 Answer: 18
A standard Vermont Driver's License is issued to eligible people 18 or older who pass the required exam.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ Who must accompany a permit holder to their road test for a Driver's License? Any friend with a driver's license No one; the examiner is sufficient A licensed, unimpaired parent/guardian, instructor, or person 25+ A licensed sibling who is under 25 Answer: A licensed, unimpaired parent/guardian, instructor, or person 25+
You need a licensed, unimpaired parent/guardian, driver ed instructor, or person 25+ with a currently valid license.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ Your out-of-state license expired 2 years ago, and you have just moved to Vermont. Besides proof of identity, what does VT require? A full written and road test A 6-month waiting period before testing Nothing; the expired license is still valid Only an eye examination Answer: Only an eye examination
An out-of-state license that's valid, or expired 3 years or less, only requires an eye exam for a VT license.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ Your out-of-state license has been expired for 4 years. What must you do to get a Vermont license? Take the vision, written, and road tests Take only the eye exam Take only the written test Nothing extra beyond a standard renewal fee Answer: Take the vision, written, and road tests
If an out-of-state license has been expired more than 3 years, you must take all three tests.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ Who may NOT be issued a new Vermont Driver's License or have an existing one renewed? Someone with a clean 2-year driving record Someone who recently moved to Vermont Someone who is currently under age 21 Someone whose driving privilege is currently suspended in any state Answer: Someone whose driving privilege is currently suspended in any state
A license cannot be issued to someone whose driving privilege has been suspended, revoked, or refused elsewhere.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ What happens if the Commissioner has evidence a person cannot drive without endangering others? They get a probationary license instead They must pay a higher fee only Nothing; only courts can deny a license A license cannot be issued to them Answer: A license cannot be issued to them
The Commissioner can refuse to issue a license if there's evidence a person would endanger other road users.
Handbook p. 17 ↗ Previous lesson Getting a Junior Driver's License Next lesson The three-part exam More in Getting Your Vermont License About the source Roadwise’s Vermont course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 17. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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For current application requirements, fees, appointments, and the format that applies to your age or license type, check Vermont’s DMV. Roadwise provides study material and does not issue permits or licenses.