Maine permit test: laws, points & insurance
Points systems, suspensions, insurance, registration and other legal duties. 8 questions.
Under Maine's point system, at what point total is a driver's license suspended?
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Sample laws, points & insurance questions
Under Maine's point system, at what point total is a driver's license suspended?
- A 6 points or more
- B 10 points or more
- C 12 points or more
- D 18 points or more
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C. 12 points or more
Maine issues a warning at 6 points and suspends the license when the total reaches 12 points or more. Points come off the count once they are a year old.
How many points does completing the Maine Driving Dynamics course (or another approved driver improvement course) take off your record?
- A Three points
- B One point
- C Five points
- D All points on the record
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A. Three points
Finishing an approved driver improvement course such as Maine Driving Dynamics deducts three points from your total. Points can be deducted this way only once in any twelve-month period.
Which speeding offense is on Maine's list of convictions that can bring a 30-day license suspension?
- A Speeding 10 mph or more over the limit
- B Speeding 15 mph or more over the limit
- C Speeding 30 mph or more over the limit
- D Speeding 20 mph or more over the limit
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C. Speeding 30 mph or more over the limit
Speeding by 30 mph or more over the limit is one of the convictions that can bring a 30-day suspension in Maine. Other offenses on the list include passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing.
You borrow a friend's car. Whose responsibility is it that the car is insured while you drive it?
- A Only the owner's, since you are not the car's owner
- B Yours too: any vehicle you operate must be insured
- C No one's, if the trip is under 10 miles
- D The insurer's, which must cover any driver
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B. Yours too: any vehicle you operate must be insured
Maine law requires every owner and every operator to have liability insurance and to show proof when a police officer asks. You should check for proof of insurance in any car before you drive it.