Permits, license classes, renewals and the testing process.
Question 1
At what age may you get a Wyoming instruction permit?
Correct answer: 15
An instruction permit may be obtained at 15; an intermediate license at 16; full privileges at 17 (or 16½ with driver education).
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 2
At what age can a Wyoming applicant get full driving privileges without any prior license?
Correct answer: 17
At 17 an applicant may be issued full privileges without having held an intermediate license or permit.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 3
How can a 16½-year-old get full driving privileges in Wyoming?
Correct answer: Intermediate license 6+ months plus approved driver ed
At 16½, full privileges require an intermediate license at least six months old, no suspension, and an approved driver education course.
Source: Full Driving Privileges
Question 4
Who must ride with a Wyoming instruction permit holder?
Correct answer: A licensed person 18+ in the front passenger seat
The permit holder must be accompanied by a person 18 or older with a valid license for the vehicle type, seated in the front passenger seat.
Source: License Services – Permits & Renewals
Question 5
What vision standard must you meet for a Wyoming license?
Correct answer: 20/40 with both eyes and a 120° field
You need 20/40 acuity with both eyes (with or without glasses) and a combined horizontal field of at least 120 degrees.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 6
If your vision is worse than 20/40 but at least 20/100, what is required?
Correct answer: A driving skills test
If acuity is worse than 20/40 but at least 20/100, you must take a driving skills test.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 7
How many times may you take the Wyoming written test in one day?
Correct answer: Twice
Applicants for a driver’s license are allowed to take the written test twice in one day.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 8
After failing a Wyoming skills test, how long must you wait to retest?
Correct answer: 24 hours
Applicants who fail must wait 24 hours before testing again.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 9
If you miss 13 or more questions on the written test, how long must you wait to retest?
Correct answer: Three days
Applicants who miss 13 or more questions must wait three days to be retested.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 10
What can waive the Wyoming skills test for a new driver?
Correct answer: A driver education certification card
The skills test may be waived with a certification card showing 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training; it is honored up to two years.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 11
For how long is a driver education certification card honored for a skills-test waiver?
Correct answer: Two years
The driver education certification card will be honored for no longer than two years.
Source: Getting Your License – Age Requirements & Required Tests
Question 12
How soon must you notify WYDOT in writing after changing your address?
Correct answer: Within 10 days
Licensees must notify the department in writing within 10 days of an address change.