Indiana permit test: permits & licensing
Learner permit rules, graduated licensing, supervision, curfews and passenger limits. 14 questions.
What is the youngest age at which you can get an Indiana learner's permit?
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Sample permits & licensing questions
What is the youngest age at which you can get an Indiana learner's permit?
- A 15, if enrolled with a BMV licensed behind-the-wheel training provider
- B 14 and a half, if a parent signs the financial liability statement at a BMV branch
- C 16, with no exceptions for driver education students
- D 15 and a half, after finishing an online theory course
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A. 15, if enrolled with a BMV licensed behind-the-wheel training provider
Indiana lets you get a learner's permit at 15 only if you show a Certificate of Driver Education Enrollment from a BMV licensed behind-the-wheel training provider. Without driver education you must wait until you are 16.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 8
You are 16, hold a learner's permit and are not in driver education. Which person may supervise your practice driving?
- A Your 19-year-old licensed brother in the front passenger seat
- B Any licensed adult 21 or older, seated anywhere in the car you are driving
- C Your licensed neighbor, age 40, in the front passenger seat
- D Your licensed aunt, who is 25 or older, in the front passenger seat
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D. Your licensed aunt, who is 25 or older, in the front passenger seat
Teen permit holders may practice with a licensed driver who is at least 25 and related to them by blood, marriage or legal status, or with a licensed spouse who is at least 21. That person must sit in the front passenger seat so they can help.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 9
How long must you hold a valid Indiana learner's permit before you can get a driver's license (if you have never been licensed elsewhere)?
- A At least 90 days
- B At least one year
- C At least 180 days
- D At least 30 days
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C. At least 180 days
Indiana requires you to hold a valid learner's permit for at least 180 days, which is about six months. Time with an expired, suspended or revoked permit does not count.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 14
How many hours of supervised driving practice must an Indiana teen under 18 complete before getting a probationary license?
- A At least 40 hours
- B At least 50 hours
- C At least 60 hours
- D At least 30 hours
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B. At least 50 hours
Indiana requires at least 50 hours of supervised practice before a teen can get a probationary license. The hours are recorded on State Form 54706, the Log of Supervised Driving Practice, signed by a parent or guardian.
Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, page 14