New York Learner's Permit

The rules of the road plus New York's own licensing rules, permit conditions and penalties.

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Questions in This Course: 382
The Mock Test: 20 questions in 2 parts — Signs: 4 questions, 2 to pass; Rules of the Road: 16 questions, 12 to pass.

About This Test

This course is for anyone taking the New York knowledge test for a first driver license — most often a teenager applying for a learner's permit, but equally an adult who has never been licensed and a driver moving to New York from another state or another country. The test is the written part of getting licensed. It is not the road test, and passing it does not by itself let you drive alone.

New York sets its own minimum age, its own list of documents and its own fees, and changes them from time to time. Check those against New York DMV before you go, because they may have changed since this course was written.

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles sets the knowledge-test process; this site does not give the official test. Check the test route below before you book. For office visits, check New York DMV office locations and appointment requirements before you travel.

In New York, students 15 years and 11 months or older may take the learner-permit written test through the NY DMV Online Knowledge Test Application (OKTA) at participating high schools. Students who pass receive a receipt and forms; at age 16, bring them to a state or county motor vehicle office to apply.

If anything on this site disagrees with what New York DMV publishes, New York DMV is right and we want to know.

Official Links

New York DMV — driver licensing — Ages, documents, fees and how to apply

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Questions

Common Questions

Is there an official test, and how is the mock test scored?

New York's knowledge test: 20 questions in 2 parts, each scored on its own: 4 signs (2 to pass) and 16 rules of the road (12 to pass). New York publishes this format. New York asks 20 questions and needs 14, and two of the four sign questions must be right; the parts here hold that rule. 20 questions in 2 parts — Signs: 4 questions, 2 to pass; Rules of the Road: 16 questions, 12 to pass.

How are the questions checked?

Every question is checked before it goes live, and again each time the site is updated.

Where do I take the Learner's Permit test in New York?

Is this course free?

Part of every course is free: a slice of every topic and one short practice test a day. Full access is $10 a month for one course, or $20 a month for every course on the site.