Vermont: Points and losing your license Practice Test
The Vermont point system, recalls of permits and junior licenses, suspensions, and the national Problem Driver Pointer System.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Vermont Driver's Manual" (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
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When does Vermont make an inquiry of the national Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS)?
- Only when you are stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation
- Only when you renew a Driver Privilege Card at a DMV office
- When you apply for a Learner’s Permit, Junior Driver’s License or Driver’s License
- Only when you transfer a vehicle registration to a new owner
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Correct answer: When you apply for a Learner’s Permit, Junior Driver’s License or Driver’s License
An inquiry is made of the PDPS upon application for a Learner’s Permit, Junior Driver’s License or Driver’s License.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 7 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 7)
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If the PDPS inquiry shows you are suspended in another state, what happens to your Vermont application?
- You receive a license with a restriction until you pass a road test again
- You receive a Learner’s Permit that is valid for only 30 days
- You must pass the road test twice before a license is issued
- You are denied until you show proof of reinstatement or clearance in that state
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Correct answer: You are denied until you show proof of reinstatement or clearance in that state
Vermont will deny the Driver’s License, Learner’s Permit or Junior Driver’s License until it receives proof of reinstatement or clearance in the other state.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 7 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 7)
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If you have been suspended, revoked, denied or cancelled in another state, what does the manual say about testing and getting a Driver’s License in Vermont?
- You may not be tested or obtain a Driver’s License
- You may be tested but not licensed
- You may be licensed after a 90-day wait
- You may be tested only for a Learner’s Permit
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Correct answer: You may not be tested or obtain a Driver’s License
A person who has been suspended, revoked, denied or cancelled in another state may not be tested or obtain a Driver’s License.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 7 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 7)
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How long is the recall of a Junior Driver’s License or Learner’s Permit for carrying passengers for hire?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 60 days
- six months
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Correct answer: 90 days
Carrying passengers for hire as a junior operator results in a 90-day recall.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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How long is the recall for a junior operator who drives for an employer during the first year of the Junior Driver’s License?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- one year
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Correct answer: 90 days
Driving for an employer or employment as a junior operator results in a 90-day recall.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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A recommendation from a Diversion/Reparative Board results in a recall of how long?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 60 days
- one year
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Correct answer: 30 days
A Diversion/Reparative Board recommendation produces a 30-day recall.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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How long is the recall of a Junior Driver’s License for points accumulation?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- six months
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Correct answer: 90 days
The Junior Operator Points Accumulation Recall lasts 90 days.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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What triggers the Junior Operator points accumulation recall?
- A single 3-point speeding violation or 6 points in total
- A single 2-point violation of any kind
- Any single 4-point violation or 8 points in total
- Two speeding violations of any number of points
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Correct answer: A single 3-point speeding violation or 6 points in total
A single 3-point speeding violation or a total of 6 points triggers the recall.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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In Vermont, what happens if you are found guilty of passing a stopped school bus with its warning lights on?
- A warning and two points on your license
- A fine only, with no points
- Immediate loss of your license for one year
- A substantial fine and five points on your license
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Correct answer: A substantial fine and five points on your license
The penalty is a substantial fine plus five points.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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How many points can speeding put on your Vermont driving record?
- 2 to 8 points, depending on your speed over the limit
- 1 to 4 points, depending on your speed over the limit
- 3 to 10 points, depending on your speed over the limit
- A flat 3 points, whatever your speed over the limit
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Correct answer: 2 to 8 points, depending on your speed over the limit
The point system gives 2 to 8 points for speeding, and the number depends on how far over the speed limit you were driving.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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How many points can texting while driving put on your Vermont driving record?
- 1 to 3 points
- 4 to 8 points
- 2 to 5 points
- 6 to 10 points
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Correct answer: 2 to 5 points
Texting while driving is given 2 to 5 points under Vermont's point system.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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How many points does driving without a license put on your Vermont driving record?
- 1 point
- 2 points
- 3 points
- 6 points
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Correct answer: 2 points
Vermont's point system gives 2 points for driving without a license.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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How many points are put on your driving record for failing to stop for a stop sign or red light?
- 1 point
- 3 points
- 7 points
- 2 points
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Correct answer: 2 points
Failure to stop for a stop sign or a red light is a 2-point offense in Vermont.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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How many points are put on your driving record for failing to obey a police officer?
- 1 point
- 3 points
- 4 points
- 6 points
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Correct answer: 4 points
Failing to obey a police officer is a 4-point offense in Vermont.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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How many points are put on your driving record for failing to yield the right of way to an ambulance, fire truck or police officer?
- 5 points
- 1 point
- 3 points
- 7 points
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Correct answer: 5 points
Failure to yield the right of way to an ambulance, fire truck or police officer is a 5-point offense.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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How many points are put on your driving record for failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk?
- 1 point
- 3 points
- 6 points
- 4 points
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Correct answer: 4 points
Failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk is a 4-point offense in Vermont.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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How many points are put on your driving record for failing to stop for a school bus that has stopped with its red warning lights flashing?
- 1 point
- 5 points
- 3 points
- 7 points
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Correct answer: 5 points
Failure to stop for a school bus stopped with its red warning lights flashing is a 5-point offense.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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When a Vermont driver receives a total of how many points is a letter sent saying that the privilege to drive is to be suspended?
- 15 points
- 10 points
- 8 points
- 12 points
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Correct answer: 10 points
At a total of 10 points the driver is sent a letter that the privilege to drive is to be suspended.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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A driver gets a letter saying their privilege to drive is to be suspended because of points. What may the driver request?
- A refund of the points by taking a driver education course
- A new road test to cancel the suspension at once
- A meeting with the officer who gave the ticket
- A hearing to verify the convictions and the number of points
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Correct answer: A hearing to verify the convictions and the number of points
The driver may ask for a hearing to check the convictions and the number of points that were added.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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What determines how long your driving privilege will be suspended under the Vermont point system?
- The number of points you received within 2 years
- The number of years you have held your license
- The number of crashes you have had in your life
- Your age on the day the points were received
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Correct answer: The number of points you received within 2 years
The points received within 2 years set the length of the suspension: the more points, the longer the suspension.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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Which of these violations does not add points to a Vermont driving record?
- Driving without a license
- Failing to obey a police officer
- A parking violation
- Texting while driving
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Correct answer: A parking violation
Points are not assessed for parking or defective equipment violations.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)
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When are points put on your Vermont driving record?
- Only when you are found guilty of speeding or a similar offense
- Each time an officer stops you, even if no ticket is given
- Only when you are in a crash that causes injury to someone
- Each time you are found guilty of breaking a motor vehicle law
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Correct answer: Each time you are found guilty of breaking a motor vehicle law
Points are added each time you are found guilty of breaking a motor vehicle law, not just for one kind of offense.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 64 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 64)