Virginia Driver's License
Virginia DMV Knowledge Exam — Part 1: 10 sign questions (all correct), Part 2: general, 80% to pass
📋 What to Bring
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Proof of identity and legal presence
Certified U.S. birth certificate, valid U.S. passport, or other accepted citizenship/lawful-presence document
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Proof of Social Security Number
Your Social Security card or an official document showing your SSN
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Two proofs of Virginia residency
Utility bill, bank statement, or lease showing your current Virginia street address
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Parent/guardian consent (under 18)
Minors need a parent or guardian to sign the application and proof of completed driver education
📅 How to Schedule
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Make an appointment online
Use the Virginia DMV online services (dmv.virginia.gov) to schedule an appointment at a DMV customer service center.
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Visit a DMV customer service center
The two-part knowledge exam is given on a computer at a DMV customer service center.
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Bring all required documents
Bring proof of identity/legal presence, Social Security number, and two proofs of Virginia residency. A vision screening is done on-site.
💡 Test Day Tips
- •The Virginia knowledge exam has two parts: Part 1 is 10 traffic-sign questions (you must answer all 10 correctly), and Part 2 is general multiple-choice questions (you must answer at least 80% correctly).
- •If you fail the knowledge exam and are under 18, by law you must wait a full 15 days before retaking it.
- •Virginia's BAC limit is 0.08% for drivers 21 and older and 0.02% for drivers under 21. Refusing a breath test triggers Administrative License Suspension.
- •Virginia uses a demerit point system: accumulating too many points (12, 18, or 24 in fixed periods) can require the Driver Improvement Program or lead to suspension.
- •In Virginia you must move over or slow down for stopped emergency vehicles, and you must always stop for a stopped school bus loading or unloading children.
📚 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
Testing
Virginia's two-part knowledge exam, the road skills test, and the vision screening and vision standards required to get a driver's license.
Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Traffic signals, lane-use signals, sign colors and shapes, regulatory and warning signs, work zones, pavement markings, and painted curbs in Virginia.
Safe Driving
Virginia's core safe-driving rules: speed limits, stopping, right-of-way, roundabouts, lane changes, passing, turns, space cushion, sharing the road, hazards, crashes, and traffic stops.
Seat Belts, Airbags, and Child Safety Seats
Virginia's seat belt law, how air bags work with seat belts, and the child safety seat requirements for infants and young children.
Penalties
Virginia's license suspensions and revocations, the demerit point system, the Driver Improvement Program, and alcohol-related laws and penalties including ALS and under-21 rules.
License Types
The types of Virginia credentials: learner's permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, school bus driver's license, and the international driver's license.
Other Important Information
Other Virginia driver information: receiving your license by mail, address changes, new residents, titles and registration, safety and tire inspections, insurance requirements, voter registration, and organ donation.