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Virginia permit test: learner's permit, penalties and insurance

Learner's permit rules, conviction-related suspensions and revocations, driver improvement and insurance monitoring, and liability insurance requirements. 20 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. A suspension temporarily withdraws your privilege to drive, and you can reinstate it after the period ends. (p. 30, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  2. DMV assigns three, four or six demerit points to traffic convictions and moving violations. (p. 31, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  3. Drivers convicted of a demerit-point or safety belt/child restraint violation committed at age 18 or 19 must complete a driver improvement clinic. (p. 31, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  4. A third conviction for a violation committed under 18 revokes your driving privilege for one year or until you turn 18, whichever is longer. (p. 31, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  5. After a second demerit-point conviction for a violation committed under 18, DMV suspends your driving privilege for 90 days. (p. 31, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  6. An international driver's license is not a license; it only translates your existing license. (p. 34, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  7. Virginia's minimum property damage liability coverage is $20,000, for policies both before and after Jan. (p. 36, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  8. To register a vehicle you must certify that you have liability insurance or pay the $500 uninsured motor vehicle fee. (p. 36, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  9. Policies effective on or after Jan. (p. 36, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))
  10. After this suspension you must have your insurer file a certificate showing the required coverage for three years from when you regain your privilege. (p. 36, Virginia Driver's Manual (No edition date printed in text) (opens the handbook))

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample learner's permit, penalties and insurance questions

  1. 1.Can you drive in Virginia using an international driver's license you bought online?

    • AYes, for up to one year
    • BOnly if a private firm issued it
    • CNo, it is only a translation
    • DYes, it replaces a U.S. license
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    ✓ C. No, it is only a translation

    An international driver's license is not a license; it only translates your existing license. Versions sold by private businesses are not valid at all.

    Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39) (No edition date printed in text), page 34

  2. 2.An adult driver collects 18 demerit points within 12 months. What will DMV do?

    • AOrder a new vision test and nothing more
    • BSend a warning letter and add no other penalty
    • CSuspend driving for 90 days and require a clinic
    • DRevoke the license for three full years
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    ✓ C. Suspend driving for 90 days and require a clinic

    Receiving 18 demerit points within 12 months, or 24 within 24 months, leads DMV to suspend your privilege for 90 days and require a driver improvement clinic.

    Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39) (No edition date printed in text), page 31

  3. 3.When registering a vehicle, what must you do if you do not have liability insurance?

    • APay the $500 uninsured motor vehicle fee
    • BNothing; insurance is optional in Virginia
    • CPost a $25,000 cash bond with the court
    • DPay a $50 registration surcharge
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    ✓ A. Pay the $500 uninsured motor vehicle fee

    To register a vehicle you must certify that you have liability insurance or pay the $500 uninsured motor vehicle fee.

    Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39) (No edition date printed in text), page 36

  4. 4.Your license is suspended, and it has also been expired for over a year. What must you do beyond paying fees?

    • AComplete 50 hours of community service
    • BHold a learner's permit again for 60 days
    • CPass the knowledge, road skills and vision exams
    • DAttend a driver improvement clinic within 90 days
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    ✓ C. Pass the knowledge, road skills and vision exams

    If your license has been expired for a year or more during a suspension, you must also show legal presence and pass the knowledge, road skills and vision exams before reinstatement.

    Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39) (No edition date printed in text), page 30