Montana permit practice tests 2026

How to pass in 5 steps

1. Learn the signs. Shapes and colors first, then the road sign tests. Or swipe through the Montana permit test flashcards.
2. Work through the practice tests. Every answer links to the handbook page it comes from.
3. Drill your weak topics. Practice one topic or take a weak-spot test.
4. Fix every mistake. Review my mistakes until each one sticks on 3 separate days.
5. Pass the simulator, then book your test. The exam simulator follows Montana’s real format: Montana does not publish a question count; we use 30 questions at its 75% pass mark. Pass it two or three times on different days.

Drill one topic

Montana study tools

• Montana flashcardsFull-screen cards you flip and swipe. The road-signs deck is free, and so are the first cards of every Montana deck.
• Montana numbers to knowThe distances, speeds, BAC limits, fines and deadlines people miss most, each with its source, plus a free numbers quiz and flashcards.
• After the permit: the Montana road testWhat’s on the driving test, how it’s scored and what to bring, each quoted from official sources.
• Supervised driving logMontana requires 50 supervised hours, 10 at night. Track them as you go.
• Montana cheat sheet and study sheetsThe Montana rules worth knowing, and a road-signs chart and road-test checklist to print.Read the cheat sheet Study sheets to print

Montana rules that catch people out

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

• After the first six months, the passenger limit rises from one to three unrelated passengers under 18, unless a licensed adult is supervising. The limits end when the one-year restriction ends or the driver turns 18.

  Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 18

• A first violation of the restricted-license rules brings 20 to 60 hours of community service. A second violation suspends the teen's license for six months.

  Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 18

• Under MCA 61-6-304 a first conviction for driving uninsured brings a fine of $250 to $500, and the point schedule adds 5 points. A second conviction also means surrendering your plates and registration; jail of up to 10 days is possible from the third conviction.

  Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division website

• Exceptions include vehicles made before January 1, 1968, occupants carrying a physician's written statement that they cannot wear a belt for medical reasons, and operators of special mobile equipment. Everyone else must buckle up.

  Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 30

• When following another vehicle, dim your high beams within 500 feet so they do not glare in the other driver's mirrors. For oncoming traffic, the distance is 1000 feet.

  Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 24

• Studded tires help on ice but damage road surfaces, so Montana does not allow them from June 1 through September 30. Outside that period, they can be used for winter traction.

  Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 70

• Montana permits a left turn on red from a one-way street onto another one-way street, under the same conditions as a right on red: stop first, be in the proper lane, and yield.

  Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 50

• You may turn around where you have 500 feet of unobstructed view in both directions, almost two city blocks, and no vehicles are approaching. Never turn around on a busy street or near a curve or hill, and remember many cities ban mid-block U-turns.

  Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 49

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