Illinois permit test: permits, gdl and your driver's license
Instruction permits and the Graduated Driver Licensing program, parental responsibility, police stops, court, crash reports, insurance laws, and revocation and suspension. 31 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key permits, gdl and your driver's license rulesShow the rules
- Approved Illinois driver education courses include at least 30 hours of classroom study and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training. (p. 19)
- Drivers under 18 must log at least 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 at night, in addition to driver education. (p. 19)
- Teens age 15 to 17 must hold their instruction permit for at least 9 consecutive months before getting a license. (p. 19)
- Under 18, Illinois GDL drivers may not drive 10 p.m. (p. 21)
- First-time drivers aged 18, 19 or 20 who never completed driver education must take a 6-hour Adult Driver Education Course from a certified provider. (p. 21)
- Drivers under 19 may not use any wireless phone while driving, even hands-free, except to call police, health care or emergency services in an emergency. (p. 21)
- Drivers under 21 may get only one court supervision for serious traffic offenses, and must attend traffic safety school to get it. (p. 22)
- A crash report is required, regardless of fault, for any death, injury or property damage over $1,500 (over $500 if any vehicle is uninsured). (p. 57)
- A mandatory insurance conviction means losing driving privileges for at least 3 months and paying a $100 reinstatement fee, with no driving permit available. (p. 58)
- Revocation is an indefinite loss of driving privileges; you may usually reapply after at least one year. (p. 61)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample permits, gdl and your driver's license questions
1.An approved Illinois driver education course must include at least how much behind-the-wheel training?
- A6 hours
- B10 hours
- C30 hours
- D50 hours
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✓ A. 6 hours
Approved Illinois driver education courses include at least 30 hours of classroom study and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training.
2.An Illinois driver gets a license at age 18. When does that license expire?
- AOn the driver's 22nd birthday, four years later
- BThree months after the driver's 21st birthday
- COn the driver's 21st birthday exactly
- DTwo years after the date it was issued
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✓ B. Three months after the driver's 21st birthday
Most Illinois licenses last four years and expire on the driver's birthday. Drivers under 21 are an exception: their license expires three months after their 21st birthday.
3.What is the difference between a license revocation and a suspension in Illinois?
- ARevocation is temporary; suspension is indefinite
- BBoth are permanent and final
- CRevocation is indefinite; suspension is temporary
- DBoth end on a set date
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✓ C. Revocation is indefinite; suspension is temporary
A revocation indefinitely withdraws your privileges (you may usually reapply after at least a year). A suspension is a temporary loss that ends after the set time and a reinstatement fee.
4.An Illinois driver's license is revoked for DUI. Where may the driver legally drive?
- AOnly to work
- BNowhere, in any state
- COnly in other states
- DOnly on weekends
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✓ B. Nowhere, in any state
A driver revoked for DUI, reckless homicide or leaving an injury crash may not drive in any state.