California car practice test 3, under 18
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The under 18 track: 46 questions, graded on the provisional miss allowance in DMV fact sheet FFDL 19, 38 right to pass, stopping at 38 right or 9 wrong. The longer run gives the minor-specific rules room to appear: provisional licence restrictions, the seven-day wait after a failed attempt, and the phone rule that bans any use at all for drivers under 18 outside an emergency. If you're 18 or older, the adult tests above are your track.
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46 questions, drawn from the full bank. Graded on the under 18 miss allowance: 38 right passes, and the run stops early at 38 right or 9 wrong. The DMV publishes no time limit for the real test, so the timer in timed mode is a study device. There's no signup and nothing to pay.
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Forty-six questions, the long form.
Five sample questions, answers hidden until you tap
Under a stop sign there is a small plaque reading ALL WAY. What does it change?
✓ Correct answer: Every approach to the intersection has a stop sign, so cross traffic must stop too
The All Way plaque tells you the junction is an all-way stop. After stopping, the order of going follows the usual rules: first to stop, first to go, with the driver on the left yielding ties. California MUTCD, adopted by California Vehicle Code section 21400, and California Vehicle Code section 21800.
California MUTCD, adopted by California Vehicle Code section 21400; California Vehicle Code section 21800
In a business district of shops, where may you make a U-turn?
✓ Correct answer: Only at an intersection, or at an opening in a divided highway
Business districts concentrate exactly the movements a mid-block U-turn surprises: parked cars pulling out, deliveries, pedestrians. The code confines the turn to intersections there. California Vehicle Code section 22102.
California Vehicle Code section 22102
A passenger vehicle towing a trailer on a four-lane highway wants to pass a slow van. Which lane may it pass in?
✓ Correct answer: The lane immediately to the left of the right-hand lane
Towing puts the combination into the heavy class for lane purposes as well as speed. Section 21655 allows that one passing lane on a wide highway and no more. California Vehicle Code sections 21655 and 22406.
California Vehicle Code sections 21655 and 22406
A motorised scooter may be ridden at up to what speed?
✓ Correct answer: 15 mph
The cap is stated directly in section 22411: no person shall operate a motorised scooter at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour. Section 21235(b) cross-refers to that same limit. California Vehicle Code section 22411.
California Vehicle Code section 22411
Signs on a mountain pass require chains. What must you do?
✓ Correct answer: Carry and use chains or snow tyres as the signs direct
Section 27459 ties the duty to the signs: no person shall operate a motor vehicle on a portion of a highway signed for the requirement of tire traction devices without those devices, and the Department of Transportation or local authorities may provide snow-tread tyres on at least two drive wheels as the alternative. California Vehicle Code section 27459.
California Vehicle Code section 27459
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Facts strip
- Pass mark
- 80%, as the DMV publishes it
- Our simulators grade on
- Miss allowances: 30 of 36 (adult), 38 of 46 (under 18)
- Questions on the real test
- The DMV publishes no current count
- Time limit
- None published by the DMV
- Application fee
- $46, covers 3 attempts in 12 months
- Retest wait, under 18
- 7 days. No published wait for adults
Facts checked against California DMV pages, 2026-11-03. Official information: California Department of Motor Vehicles, dmv.ca.gov.
Corrections note
No corrections yet. Last checked 2026-11-03, against the California Vehicle Code and DMV published facts.