Roadwise States Vermont Driving lessons Getting a Learner's Permit Vermont driving lesson · Getting Your Vermont License
Getting a Learner's Permit 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 3, 11, 12, 13, 14 The Learner's Permit is your first step. With it you can practice anywhere in Vermont, day or night, as long as a qualified supervisor sits beside you. To get it you need the right age, a parent's signature if you're under 18, and a clean record.
Know the rule
The learner permit test is no longer taken in a DMV office. It is an online test at mydmv.vermont.gov.
Handbook p. 3 ↗ Know the rule
If you are 15, 16 or 17, a parent or legal guardian must sign your application before you take the test, unless you are an emancipated minor.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Know the rule
A foreign exchange student may use the Foreign Exchange Parental Authorization Form (VL-036), signed by a parent or legal guardian. A host parent cannot sign.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ 2 years Applicants under 18 must have kept a clean driving record for the previous 2 years
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Know the rule
If you've had any recalls, suspensions or revocations, contact the DMV. You may have to serve an additional waiting period.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Know the rule
Your permit is issued after you pass the online permit test and pay the required fees.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ A non-resident may get a Vermont permit only for driver education, with one of: A letter from a school guidance counselor saying the student will be enrolled in driver education A letter from a driver education school saying the student is enrolled in a class Handbook p. 11 ↗ While driving on a permit, one of these must ride in the front seat: A licensed, unimpaired parent or guardian A licensed or certified, unimpaired driver education instructor A licensed, unimpaired person 25 years of age or older Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
With a valid permit and a qualified supervisor, you may drive anywhere, anytime in Vermont.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
Before driving in another state, contact that state's motor vehicle department or law enforcement to see if a Vermont permit is legal there.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Know the rule
If a disability limits your reading, audio and online interactive versions of the manual are available. Tell the DMV when you make your appointment.
Handbook p. 3 ↗ Put it into practice
You're 15 and your licensed 30-year-old aunt sits beside you. You may drive anywhere in Vermont, even at night. If only your licensed 22-year-old cousin is with you, you can't drive, because a supervisor who isn't a parent, guardian or instructor must be 25 or older.
A useful reminder Supervisor checklist: licensed, unimpaired, in the front seat, and a parent/guardian, an instructor, or someone 25+.
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 to take Vermont's learner's permit test? 14 15 16 17 Answer: 15
You must be at least 15 years old to take the Vermont learner's permit test.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ A 16-year-old applying for a learner's permit generally needs whose signature on the application? A school principal's A driving instructor's A parent's or legal guardian's A notary public's certified signature Answer: A parent's or legal guardian's
Applicants 15-17 need a parent or legal guardian to sign the application, unless they're an emancipated minor.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ How clean must a driving record be, and for how long, before someone under 18 can apply for a learner's permit? Clean for the previous 6 months Clean for the previous 5 years Clean for the previous 1 year Clean for the previous 2 years Answer: Clean for the previous 2 years
An individual under 18 must have maintained a clean driving record for the previous two years to apply for a permit.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ A 15-year-old permit holder wants to drive with only a licensed 22-year-old friend in the front seat. Is this allowed? No, the front-seat adult must be at least 25 Yes, any licensed adult qualifies Yes, but only during daylight hours No, only a parent may ever accompany a permit holder Answer: No, the front-seat adult must be at least 25
A permit holder must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, a driver ed instructor, or a licensed, unimpaired person 25 or older.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Where and when can a Vermont learner's permit holder legally drive, if properly accompanied? Only within 25 miles of home Anywhere in Vermont, at any time Only between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Only on roads with a speed limit under 40 mph Answer: Anywhere in Vermont, at any time
With a valid permit and a qualifying accompanying adult, you may drive anywhere, anytime in Vermont.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ A Vermont permit holder wants to drive while visiting relatives in another state. What should they do first? Nothing; a VT permit is valid everywhere automatically Get a temporary out-of-state permit by mail Contact that state's motor vehicle department to confirm it's legal Carry a letter from their driver-ed instructor Answer: Contact that state's motor vehicle department to confirm it's legal
Before driving in another state on a VT permit, you must check whether that state allows it.
Handbook p. 14 ↗ Previous lesson License types, endorsements & appointments Next lesson Getting a Junior Driver's License 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 3, 11, 12, 13, 14. 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.