Alabama permit practice tests 2026

Your route to test day

1. Learn the signs

   Shapes and colors first. Sign questions are the easiest points on the test, and some states require a perfect score on them.

   • Road Signs 122 questions
   • Road Signs 222 questions
   • Road Signs 322 questions
   • Road Signs 421 questions
   • Road Signs 521 questions

   Alabama permit test flashcards: swipe through signs, Alabama rules and practice questions on your phone.

2. Work through the practice tests

   6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 66 of the 120 Alabama questions are about rules specific to Alabama.

   • Practice Test 125 questions
   • Practice Test 225 questions
   • Practice Test 325 questions
   • Practice Test 425 questions
   • Practice Test 525 questions
   • Practice Test 625 questions

3. Drill your weak topics

   Your results show which topics you miss. Practice just those.

   • Road signs 114
   • Traffic signals 5
   • Pavement markings 5
   • Right of way & intersections 6
   • Turning & signaling 6
   • Lanes, passing & merging 5
   • Speed limits & control 5
   • Following distance & space 4
   • Parking & stopping 6
   • Highways & freeways 5
   • Sharing the road 6
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 6
   • Railroad crossings 6
   • Night, weather & hazards 7
   • Emergencies & crashes 5
   • Alcohol & drugs 8
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 5
   • Permits & licensing 8
   • Laws, points & insurance 7
   • Seat belts & equipment 6

   Take a weak-spot test: 10 questions built from the topics and questions you keep missing.

4. Fix every mistake

   Questions you miss are saved in this browser. Each one stays in your trainer until you get it right on 3 separate days.

   Review my mistakes

   Print them as a study sheet, answers folded under.

5. Pass the simulator, then book your test

   The simulator follows Alabama’s real format: Alabama does not publish the count or pass mark; we use 30 questions at 80%. Pass it two or three times in a row on different days.

   Open the exam simulator

   Didn’t pass? Here’s what to do next: Alabama’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Alabama rules that catch people out

These come from questions learners find hardest. Each links to the page of the handbook it comes from.

• Under Alabama's graduated license law, a 16-year-old (or a 17-year-old licensed less than 6 months) may carry no more than one non-family passenger, other than a parent, guardian or supervising licensed driver at least 21. Extra teen passengers are a major distraction and crash risk for new drivers.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 86

• Breaking a GDL restriction keeps you in the restricted stage longer: the restricted period is extended by 6 months or until you turn 18. No points are added and there are no criminal penalties for the restriction itself.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 86

• A first mandatory liability insurance violation can bring a fine of up to $500, and a second or later violation up to $1,000. A six-month license suspension is also possible. Insurance protects other people if you cause a crash.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 70

• When a crash causes injury, death, or $500 or more in damage and the at-fault party was uninsured, a written SR-31 form must be sent within 30 days. If both parties were insured, neither has to file it.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 40

• Alabama suspends licenses on a sliding scale: 12-14 points in two years brings 60 days, 15-17 points 90 days, and so on up to 365 days for 24 or more. Points come from moving-violation convictions, so repeated tickets add up.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 21

• For a GDL driver, a conviction for offenses such as reckless driving, illegal passing, driving on the wrong side of the road, or any offense worth four or more points brings an automatic 60-day suspension. A second moving violation does the same.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 86

• A second DUI conviction within 10 years brings a fine of $1,100 to $5,100, a mandatory 48 hours in jail or 20 days of community service, and a one-year license revocation. Each repeat offense carries tougher penalties.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 35

• Alabama's Hands-Free Law, effective June 2024, targets drivers who physically hold a phone or other wireless device while driving. A first conviction brings a $50 fine and 1 point, rising to $100 and 2 points, then $150 and 3 points within 24 months.

  Alabama Driver Manual, page 18

Questions about the Alabama permit test