Vermont Driver's License Guide 2026

Everything below is taken from the Vermont DMV’s own pages. Where the DMV does not publish a figure, this guide says so rather than inventing one.

What to bring to the written test

Vermont DMV asks for an original or certified copy of your birth certificate, or a valid passport. You need a completed Permit Application - form VL-021 - and if you are under eighteen a parent or guardian must sign it. You also need two pieces of mail listing your name and physical Vermont address, and your social security number where applicable.

You pay whether you pass or fail

Vermont is explicit that you pay for the test whether you pass or fail, and then pay again for the permit after passing. That makes preparation worth more here than in states that charge only once.

Where the question count lives

Vermont does not publish the number of questions or the pass mark on its written test page - those sit in the Vermont Driver’s Manual. Rather than quote a figure we cannot source from the DMV, this guide points you at the manual, which is where the real questions come from. Vermont also publishes an audio version of the manual for anyone who would rather listen than read.

Practising before you go

Our free Vermont practice questions cover the same topics as the Vermont Driver’s Manual, and every question shows the correct answer. They are practice questions written to those topics - they are not the DMV’s own test questions.

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