Pennsylvania permit test: laws, points & insurance
Points systems, suspensions, insurance, registration and other legal duties. 10 questions.
An adult driver's record reaches 6 points for the first time. What does PennDOT require?
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Sample laws, points & insurance questions
An adult driver's record reaches 6 points for the first time. What does PennDOT require?
- A A Departmental hearing before a PennDOT officer
- B An immediate 15-day suspension
- C A new road test
- D A written special point examination
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D. A written special point examination
The first time an adult's record reaches six or more points, PennDOT sends notice to take a written special point examination. Reaching six points again leads to a Departmental hearing, and further accumulations can mean suspension.
How do points come off a Pennsylvania driving record for safe driving?
- A 3 points are removed for every 12 consecutive months without a violation
- B 2 points are removed every 6 months without a violation
- C All points are erased after 6 months without a violation
- D Points stay on the record permanently
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A. 3 points are removed for every 12 consecutive months without a violation
Three points are removed for every 12 consecutive months in which you are not suspended and commit no violation that brings points or a suspension. Safe driving steadily cleans your record.
After most suspensions, how many points will your driving record show once your driving privilege is restored?
- A 5 points
- B 0 points
- C The same number you had before the suspension
- D 6 points
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A. 5 points
After your driving privilege is restored, the record shows five points no matter how many it had before. Exceptions include the 15-day suspension from a second six-point hearing and suspensions for failing to respond to a citation.
PennDOT finds that your registered vehicle had no insurance for 31 days or longer. What happens to the registration?
- A It is suspended for 30 days
- B It is suspended for one year
- C You receive a warning if you buy insurance
- D It is suspended for three months
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D. It is suspended for three months
Pennsylvania requires liability insurance on a registered vehicle at all times. A lapse of 31 days or more means a three-month registration suspension, and if you drove or let someone drive the car uninsured, your license is suspended for three months too.