Alabama Permit Test FAQ

The Alabama knowledge test has 30 questions, and you need 24 right (80%) to pass. Our full practice exam uses the same size and pass mark. Always confirm the current test with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division.

You can get a learner license at 15 by passing the knowledge test. Applicants under 19 also bring the Student Enrollment/Exclusion form (DL-1-93) showing they are in school or have graduated. (Alabama Driver Manual, p. 8–9)

At 15: a licensed driver aged 21 or older, or a licensed or certified driving instructor. Once you turn 16, any licensed driver may sit beside you. (Alabama Driver Manual, p. 9)

Four years. A learner license issued at 15 can be renewed one time. (Alabama Driver Manual, p. 9)

Alabama traffic laws, road signs and safe driving rules, all taken from the Alabama Driver Manual. It can be taken on ALEA's automated testing equipment, and in several other languages or orally. (Alabama Driver Manual, p. 9–11)

At 16 or older, after holding your learner license for six months (or once you turn 18). You hand in the learner license at the road test, and a 16-year-old must come with a parent or guardian. (Alabama Driver Manual, p. 10–11)

At 16, or at 17 with a license under six months old: at most one passenger outside the family, no driving from midnight to 6 a.m. (with some exceptions), and no handheld phone or other device. (Alabama Driver Manual, p. 84)

Yes, unless you finished a driver education course approved by the state: a parent, grandparent, legal guardian or certified driving instructor signs ALEA's form confirming at least 50 hours behind the wheel. (ALEA: Graduated Driver License)