New Hampshire DMV practice test
Prepare for the New Hampshire learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
40questions on the test
32correct to pass
80%pass mark
Quick answer: The New Hampshire DMV knowledge (permit) test has 40 questions, and you need 32 correct answers (80%) to pass. Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual, checked October 20, 2026.
New Hampshire practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real New Hampshire knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
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Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
New Hampshire laws
Rules that are specific to New Hampshire.
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Key rules from the New Hampshire handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- At least 40 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- A standard license is usually valid for 5 years.
- The property-damage threshold for reporting a crash is $1,000 (see the handbook for who receives the report).
- File the crash report within 15 days.
- A person at least 15½ years old may practice driving while accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or licensed responsible adult 25 or older.
- A parent, legal guardian, or a licensed responsible adult 25 years of age or older.
- The retest is scheduled not sooner than ten days from the failed test.
- New residents have up to 60 days to obtain a New Hampshire driver's license.
- 20/40 in both eyes; with sight in only one eye, 20/30 is required.
- No more than one passenger under 25 who is not a family member during the first six months, unless a licensed adult 25 or older is present.
- Youth Operator licenses are issued to drivers 16 to under 21 and expire on the holder's 21st birthday.
- First offense: 20–40 days; second: 45–90 days; third or subsequent: 90–180 days.
- A Habitual Offender's driving privileges are revoked for 1 to 4 years.
- Has no mandatory insurance law; an uninsured driver who cannot pay for damages can have driving privileges suspended.
Rules of the road
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Drivers may not hold a phone while driving; use a hands-free device.
- A child under 7 years old and under 57 inches tall must ride in a child safety seat.
- Headlights must be on from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise.
- Headlights are required when visibility is less than 1,000 feet.
- Keep at least 4 seconds behind the vehicle ahead; add more in bad weather.
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Fines for speeding in work zones can be doubled.
- Right on red is allowed after a complete stop and yielding to pedestrians and traffic, unless a sign says NO TURN ON RED.
- Stop at least 25 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights.
- Stay at least 500 feet behind a fire truck responding to an alarm.
- New Hampshire's Move Over law (Sherrill's Law): give a wide space or change into a lane not next to the stopped vehicle, if traffic allows you to do so safely.
- A first offense can cost $250 to $500, with increased penalties for subsequent offenses.
- Anyone under 18 must be restrained; belts are highly recommended for all ages.
- At least 500 feet on the highway; at least 100 feet before a turn.
- At least 3 feet at 30 mph or less, plus one foot for every 10 mph above 30.
- 3 feet at 30 mph, plus one foot for every 10 mph above 30: 5 feet at 50 mph.
Speed limits
- 30 mph in business districts unless posted otherwise.
- Rural residence district: 35 mph; business or urban residence district: 30 mph.
- 70 mph on I-93 from mile marker 45 to the Vermont border; 65 mph on other qualifying interstates and turnpikes.
- The minimum interstate speed is 45 mph unless conditions make that speed unsafe.
- 10 mph below the usual posted limit, from 45 minutes before school opening and until 45 minutes after school closing.
Parking
- Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
Alcohol and drugs
- 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
- For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
- A first DUI conviction means at least a 9 months suspension.
- Has an implied consent law: refusing a lawful chemical test leads to license suspension.
- Fine of not less than $500, possible loss of driving privileges for 9 months to 2 years, and an impaired driver education program.
New Hampshire driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
Speed limits by state
- Business district
- 30 mph
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Drivers 21+
- 0.08%
- Under 21
- 0.02%
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
- Adults: phone in hand to talk?
- No, only hands-free use is allowed
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Stop from a school bus at least
- 25 feet
- Stopped emergency vehicle
- Give it a wide space or move out of the lane next to it, if safe
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 7 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- License valid for
- 5 years
- Crash must be reported if damage is
- $1,000
Sample questions
In New Hampshire, how many hours of supervised driving practice must a teen complete before the road test?
- 30 hours
- 40 hours
- 50 hours
- 60 hours
New Hampshire: at least 40 hours of supervised driving are required.
In New Hampshire, drivers younger than what age may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free?
- 17½ years old
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
- 21 years old
New Hampshire: drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
In New Hampshire, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?
- 0.05%
- 0.08%
- 0.10%
- 0.12%
New Hampshire: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
New Hampshire permit test: questions and answers
The New Hampshire knowledge test has 40 questions.
You need 32 correct answers out of 40 (80%).
From the official New Hampshire driver handbook (New Hampshire Driver's Manual). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.
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