Vermont: Licensing basics — License Renewal, Vehicle Registration and Plates Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “When is a renewal application mailed to the address the DMV has on file?” · “What must always be in a vehicle while it is being used?”
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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 is a renewal application mailed to the address the DMV has on file?
- About six months before the license or permit expires
- On the day the license or permit expires
- About a month before the license or permit expires
- About a week after the license or permit expires
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Correct answer: About a month before the license or permit expires
A renewal application is mailed to your address on file about a month before your license or permit expires.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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If you do not receive a renewal form in the mail, what can you do?
- Wait for the Department to mail a second form
- Get a renewal application at a DMV office or online
- Request a renewal form from any police station
- Take the written test again to renew
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Correct answer: Get a renewal application at a DMV office or online
You can obtain a renewal application at a Department of Motor Vehicles office or online.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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When is your license photo updated?
- Only when you renew online
- Only when you change your address
- Only at every fourth renewal
- Any time you renew in person
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Correct answer: Any time you renew in person
The photo is updated any time you renew in person.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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A Vermont license that has expired for more than how many days is not a valid license?
- 7 days
- 14 days
- 30 days
- 60 days
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Correct answer: 14 days
A license expired for more than 14 days is not valid and may not be used to drive.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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If your Vermont driver’s license has been expired for more than three years, what must you do to obtain a new license?
- Only mail the renewal form
- Only update your photo in person
- Be tested again
- Complete a driver education course
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Correct answer: Be tested again
After more than three years expired, you must be tested again to get a new license.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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If you lose your license, where may you obtain a replacement?
- From the Department of Motor Vehicles
- From your local town clerk’s office
- From the Vermont State Police office
- From the Vermont Agency of Education
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Correct answer: From the Department of Motor Vehicles
A lost license is replaced by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Which change cannot be updated online and requires an in-person visit to the DMV?
- A name change
- An address change
- A lost license replacement
- A license renewal
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Correct answer: A name change
The manual says an address can be updated online but name changes require an in-person visit.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 24 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 24)
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Within how many days of moving into Vermont from another state must you register your vehicle?
- 15 days
- 60 days
- 30 days
- 90 days
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Correct answer: 60 days
A person moving to Vermont must register their vehicle within 60 days of moving into the state.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What must always be in a vehicle while it is being used?
- The original vehicle title
- The bill of sale
- Proof of valid registration
- The odometer statement
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Correct answer: Proof of valid registration
Proof of valid registration must always be in the vehicle while it is in use, and a police officer has the right to see it.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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What does the manual say about registration plates?
- No part should be covered or hidden, and they must be kept clean
- They may be partly covered when the weather is bad
- They need to be cleaned only before the yearly inspection
- Only the front plate needs to be kept clean and in view
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Correct answer: No part should be covered or hidden, and they must be kept clean
No part of the plates should be covered or hidden, and they must be kept clean at all times.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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When may you transfer your number plates to a new vehicle that you buy?
- When you keep your old vehicle and drive both
- When the new vehicle is the same color as the old one
- When you trade in or sell your old vehicle
- When the new vehicle is bought from a Vermont dealer
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Correct answer: When you trade in or sell your old vehicle
The plates may only be used on the vehicle they were issued for, but they can move to a new vehicle if the old one is traded in or sold.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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You sell your vehicle to someone else. What should you do with your registration plates?
- Leave them on for the new owner to use
- Remove them from the vehicle
- Give them to the new owner with the title
- Mail them to the lien holder
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Correct answer: Remove them from the vehicle
When selling a vehicle, the seller removes the registration plates from it.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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An odometer statement signed by both seller and buyer is required on sales of vehicles of which model years?
- 1991 or newer
- 2001 or newer
- 2021 or newer
- 2011 or newer
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Correct answer: 2011 or newer
Both seller and buyer must sign an odometer statement on all sales of vehicles of model year 2011 or newer.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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Which of these must be included in the bill of sale that you give the new owner when you sell your vehicle?
- The buyer's driver's license number
- The buyer's insurance policy number
- The seller's signature
- The seller's Social Security number
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Correct answer: The seller's signature
The bill of sale has to include the purchaser's name, the seller's signature, the date of sale, and the vehicle's year, make, serial number and price paid.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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When you sell your vehicle, what do you do with the title?
- Sign the back of it with the new owner's name and address
- Mail it to the lien holder before the sale is final
- Keep it until the new owner registers the vehicle
- Destroy it after the bill of sale has been signed
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Correct answer: Sign the back of it with the new owner's name and address
The seller signs the back of the title to show the new owner's name and address, and also fills in the mileage and date of sale.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 65 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 65)
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If you lose one or both of your registration plates, where can you get a Replacement Plate Application?
- Only at the DMV office in Montpelier
- Only from a licensed inspection station
- Only from the dealer who sold the vehicle
- Any DMV office, a police station, or online
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Correct answer: Any DMV office, a police station, or online
The application can be picked up at any Department of Motor Vehicles office or police station, or found online.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)
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Within how many days must you notify the DMV if you change your name, your address or the color of your vehicle?
- 10 days
- 30 days
- 15 days
- 60 days
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Correct answer: 30 days
A change of name, address or vehicle color must be reported to the DMV within 30 days.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 66 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 66)