What to bring to the Vermont DMV permit test

For the learner's permit and knowledge test

• Original or certified birth certificate or valid passport (identity and date of birth)
• Social Security card or W-2/SSA-1099/pay stub (or SSA ineligibility letter)
• Two pieces of mail with name and physical Vermont address (minors: Residency Certification plus a parent document)
• Completed permit application signed by parent/guardian if under 18
• Fees: test (pass or fail) and permit

Fees

• Knowledge test + learner's permit: $63.00 ($39.00 knowledge test + $24.00 2-year permit)
• Road test + Junior Driver's License: $62.00 ($23.00 road test + $39.00 license)
• Road test + 4-year license: $85.00
• Road test + 2-year license: $62.00
• 4-year renewal / 2-year renewal: $62.00 / $39.00
• Enhanced Driver's License (extra): $36.00
• Enhanced Driver's License, new or renewal: $75.00 (2-year) / $98.00 (4-year)
• Replacement license: $24.00 ($60.00 EDL)

The vision test

20/40 on the DMV vision-screening device; otherwise referral to a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist who evaluates whether restrictions are needed.

Bring your glasses or contact lenses if you wear them to see clearly.

For the road test

• Valid learner's permit and appointment (by appointment only)
• Licensed unimpaired parent/guardian, driver ed instructor or person 25+ to accompany you
• Clean, registered, inspected vehicle with working parking brake, seat belts and defroster (no illegal front tint)
• Insurance card showing carrier, effective/expiration dates, insured name and vehicle with VIN; registration certificate
• Under 18: driver education completion logged by instructor; parent certification of 40 hours (10 at night)

What happens on the road test

After you pass: your permit

• Hold it for at least 1 year before a Junior Driver's License, with a clean record (no recalls, suspensions or revocations) for the prior 6 months before the road test.
• Log 40 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night.
• Must be accompanied in the front seat by a licensed, unimpaired parent/guardian, a licensed or certified unimpaired driver education instructor, or a licensed unimpaired person 25 or older
• Under 18 applicants must have a clean driving record for the previous 2 years
• No portable electronic device use while driving (all drivers)
• Recalls: e.g. junior texting 30 days; points recall 90 days (single 3-point speeding or 6 points total)

Before you go

Take a practice test or two the day before, and the exam simulator to check you can pass in the real format. Bring originals, not photocopies, unless the DMV says copies are accepted.