Oregon permit test: licensing, insurance, crashes and losing your license
Class C and provisional license requirements, mandatory insurance, crash responsibilities, unattended vehicles and loss of driving privileges. 19 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key licensing, insurance, crashes and losing your license rulesShow the rules
- You must be at least 16 years old to apply for an Oregon driver license. (p. 97)
- A Class C privilege covers exempt vehicles such as cars, vans and pickups of not more than 26,000 pounds. (p. 97)
- Your supervisor must be at least 21 and have had valid driving privileges for at least 3 years. (p. 98)
- Time holding an out-of-state permit counts toward Oregon's 6-month permit requirement. (p. 98)
- Drivers under 18 must have held an instruction permit for at least 6 months before getting a license. (p. 98)
- Oregon requires $50,000 per collision for bodily injury to or death of two or more people. (p. 101)
- Oregon's minimum liability coverage includes $20,000 per collision for damage to the property of others. (p. 101)
- Oregon requires at least $15,000 per person in Personal Injury Protection coverage. (p. 101)
- If anyone is killed or unconscious, you must stay at the scene of the collision until police arrive. (p. 102)
- You must file a report when damage to the vehicle you were driving is over $2,500. (p. 102)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample licensing, insurance, crashes and losing your license questions
1.Under Oregon's minimum insurance, how much coverage is required for damage to other people's property in one collision?
- A$50,000
- B$20,000
- C$15,000
- D$25,000
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✓ B. $20,000
Oregon's minimum liability coverage includes $20,000 per collision for damage to the property of others.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027 (Form 735-37) (2026 - 2027), page 101
2.What is the heaviest vehicle a Class C non-commercial driving privilege lets you drive?
- A20,000 pounds
- B30,000 pounds
- C10,000 pounds
- D26,000 pounds
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✓ D. 26,000 pounds
A Class C privilege covers exempt vehicles such as cars, vans and pickups of not more than 26,000 pounds.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027 (Form 735-37) (2026 - 2027), page 97
3.Which of these is a reason listed in the manual for losing your Oregon driving privilege?
- ADriving uninsured
- BLetting your registration sticker fade
- CDriving an older car
- DChanging your address
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✓ A. Driving uninsured
Driving uninsured is one of the reasons the manual lists for losing your driving privilege, along with DUI and failing to report a collision.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027 (Form 735-37) (2026 - 2027), page 103
4.Under Oregon's minimum insurance, what bodily injury coverage is required when two or more people are hurt in one collision?
- A$40,000
- B$100,000
- C$25,000
- D$50,000
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✓ D. $50,000
Oregon requires $50,000 per collision for bodily injury to or death of two or more people.
Source: Oregon Driver Manual 2026-2027 (Form 735-37) (2026 - 2027), page 101