The route to your successful driving test begins here...
Getting your first B.C. driver's licence is an exciting time! However, driving is especially risky when you lack experience as a new driver.
Class 5/7 driver's licence Knowledge Test
before you can get your Learner driver's licence, you will have to take a knowledge test.
About the knowledge test
the knowledge test:
- Is usually done on a computer at a driver licensing office
- Tests how well you understand Road Sense for Drivers (To pass, you'll need to do more than just memorize facts.)
- Has 50 multiple-choice questions (You need 40 correct to pass.)
- And is available in English, French, Arabic, Cantonese, Croatian, Farsi, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
- Before taking the real Knowledge Test at your local driver licensing office for the Learner’s licence (class 7L), you can practice using the Online Practice Knowledge Test.
The Learner’s (L) licence stage:
The first stage is the Learner’s L stage (L) licence with restrictions to help reduce the risks while learning to drive.
After 12 months of prohibition-free driving, you qualify to take your first road test – the Class 7 road test.
You can stay in the Learner’s (L) stage as long as you need to. Your Learner’s (L) licence is valid for 2 years, but can be renewed by re-qualifying on the Knowledge Test in the Learner’s (L) stage. Once you pass the road test, you will receive a Novice (N) licence.
To obtain a B.C. driver’s licence, you must be 16 years old (If under 19 bring your parent or legal guardian to sign for your application.)
The Novice (N) licence stage:
For the Novice (N) stage some of the Learner’s (L) licence stage restrictions are removed.
After 24 months of prohibition-free driving in the Novice (N) licence stage, you are eligible to take the second road test — the Class 5 road test.
Once you pass this road test, you will graduate to your full-privilege driver's licence.
We can book the road test for you or you can book it at www.icbc.com
Class 5 or 7 B.C. driver’s licence
- 2 axle vehicles including cars, vans, trucks and tow trucks
- Trailers or towed vehicles may not exceed 4,600 kilograms
- Motor homes (including those with more than 2 axles)
- Limited speed motorcycles** and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)
- Passenger vehicles used as school buses with seating capacity of not more than 10 persons (including the driver)
- Construction vehicles
- Utility vehicles
- 3-wheeled vehicles - does not include 3-wheeled motorcycles or motorcycle/sidecar combinations
- Does not include Class 4 vehicles or motorcycle
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