Virginia Permit Test: Licensing Practice Questions

Correct answer: Answer all ten sign questions correctly

You must correctly answer all ten traffic sign questions in part one before you can take part two.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Two-Part Knowledge Exam

Correct answer: At least 80 percent (24 of 30)

Part two has 30 general knowledge questions, and you must answer at least 80 percent (24) correctly.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Two-Part Knowledge Exam

Correct answer: A full 15 days

By law, applicants under 18 who fail must wait a full 15 days before retaking the exam.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Two-Part Knowledge Exam

Correct answer: You must complete the classroom part of driver education (or an approved 8-hour course) first

After three failures you can't test a fourth time until you complete the classroom part of driver education, or for some applicants a DMV-approved 8-hour course based on the manual.

Source: Section 1: Testing

Correct answer: Two days

The road skills test may be taken once per business day; after a failure you must wait two days to retake it.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Road Skills Test

Correct answer: 60 days

Applicants 18 or older must hold the permit for 60 days before the first road skills test, or complete driver education. DMV has announced different rules for ages 18–20 starting January 1, 2027.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Road Skills Test

Correct answer: You do, and it must be properly equipped and inspected

You must provide the vehicle. It needs a valid inspection sticker, plates, registration and working safety equipment, and an autocycle cannot be used.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Road Skills Test

Correct answer: 20/40 or better and at least 110 degrees of horizontal vision

An unrestricted license requires 20/40 or better in one or both eyes and at least 110 degrees of horizontal vision.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Vision Standards

Correct answer: A half-hour after sunrise to a half-hour before sunset

A daylight driving only license allows driving from a half-hour after sunrise until a half-hour before sunset.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Vision Standards

Correct answer: You must wear them when you drive; your license shows a C restriction

If you need glasses or contacts to pass, you must wear them when driving, and your license will show a C restriction.

Source: Section 1: Testing – Vision Screening

Correct answer: A licensed driver at least 21 in the front seat, or a licensed sibling or guardian 18 to 20

A licensed driver at least 21 must sit in the front passenger seat; a licensed guardian or sibling (including half- and step-siblings) aged 18 to 20 also qualifies.

Source: Section 6: License Types – Learner's Permit

Correct answer: Within 30 days

You must notify DMV within 30 days of moving. The postal service will not forward your license.

Source: Section 7: Other Important Information

Correct answer: 60 days

New residents who drive must obtain a Virginia driver's license within 60 days of moving to the state.

Source: Section 7: Other Important Information

Correct answer: Within 30 days

Title and register your vehicle and get Virginia plates within 30 days of moving. Plates go on the front and rear.

Source: Section 7: Other Important Information

Correct answer: A translation of your valid license for travel outside the U.S., not a license by itself

An international driver's license is only a translation of your valid license for use outside the U.S. Privately marketed 'international licenses' are not valid.

Source: Section 6: License Types – International Driver's License