New South Wales Driver's Licence
NSW Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) — 45 questions, 41 correct to pass
Languages the official test is offered in: English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic
📋 What to Bring
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Proof of identity
Identity documents that meet the Transport for NSW / Service NSW requirements (e.g. passport, Medicare card, bank card)
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Test fee
Pay the Driver Knowledge Test fee at a Service NSW centre
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Glasses or contact lenses
Bring them if you need them — an eyesight test is done before the DKT
📅 How to Schedule
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Study the handbook and practise
Read the Road User Handbook and take practice tests covering road rules, signs, and safe driving.
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Book and visit a Service NSW centre
You must be at least 16 to sit the DKT for a learner licence. Bring your ID and fee; a free interpreter service is available for the test (call 13 22 13).
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Pass the eyesight and knowledge tests
Pass an eyesight test, then the 45-question DKT. When you pass, you get your learner licence and enter the Graduated Licensing Scheme (learner → P1 → P2 → full).
💡 Test Day Tips
- •The DKT has 45 questions: 15 general-knowledge (12 correct to pass that part) and 30 road-safety (29 correct to pass that part). You must pass both parts.
- •The default urban speed limit in NSW is 50 km/h unless signed otherwise; school zones are typically 40 km/h during posted times.
- •Learner (L) and P1/P2 provisional drivers must have a zero blood-alcohol concentration (0.00) whenever they drive.
- •A full set of demerit points applies; learner and provisional licence holders have lower demerit-point thresholds before suspension.
- •At a roundabout, give way to all vehicles already in the roundabout, and signal left as you leave when practicable.
📚 Driver Handbook
All practice questions are based on the chapters below. Click any chapter to read it on the official DMV website.
🎯 Practice by Topic
Licences
Getting your NSW driver licence: the Graduated Licensing Scheme (learner, P1, P2), the Driver Knowledge Test, licence classes and conditions, restrictions, medical conditions, interstate and overseas licences, and learner-driver supervisors.
Safe driving behaviour
Speed limits, alcohol and drug limits, seatbelts and child car seats, mobile phones and digital screens, fatigue, hooning and street racing, negligent driving, safe stopping distance, and common crashes in NSW.
Sharing with other road users
Sharing NSW roads safely with pedestrians, bicycle riders, motorcycle riders, horse riders, and trucks and buses.
Stopping, giving way and turning
Stop signs and lines, give-way signs and rules, traffic lights, roundabouts, intersections, turning left and right, U-turns and three-point turns, indicating, pedestrian crossings, railway level crossings, narrow bridges, and one-way streets.
Overtaking and merging
Overtaking safely, merging and changing lanes, and driving on motorways and freeways in NSW.
Road lanes, lines and markings
Road lines and markings, slip lanes, median turning lanes, bicycle/bus/truck/transit lanes, tramways and tram lanes, shared paths, and keep-left/right rules.
Parking
Where you must not park, restricted parking and parking signs, and the legal ways to park (including angle and parallel parking) in NSW.
Warnings and road hazards
Warning signs, roadworks, wildlife and livestock, crashes and breakdowns, police and emergency vehicles, funeral processions, driving in poor conditions, driving distractions, and lights and horns.
Vehicle safety and compliance
Vehicle registration, number plates, roadworthiness, vehicle safety features, towing, driving posture, and your vehicle and the environment in NSW.