Learner's Permits
What a Virginia learner's permit costs, who can get one, and exactly what it does and does not allow under Va. Code § 46.2-335.
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A Virginia learner's permit costs $3. That figure is set by Va. Code § 46.2-335 H, it has not moved in years, and it is not what most pages answering "how much is a learner's permit in Virginia" will tell you — they quote the price of a driver education course, a third-party road test or the license that comes later.
The same section holds everything else worth knowing: the minimum age of 15 years and six months, who is allowed to sit beside a permit holder, the single passenger under 21, the ban on driving between midnight and 4:00 a.m., and the 45 hours of supervised practice — 15 of them after sunset — that a parent has to certify before anyone under 18 is issued a license. These pages work through the section in the order a family actually meets it.
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- How to Get a Learner's Permit in Virginia: Requirements and Steps
Virginia learner's permit requirements: 15 years and six months old, knowledge and vision tests, residency and identity documents, and a $3 fee.
- The Purpose of a Learner's Permit in Virginia, and Its Limits
The purpose of a learner's permit in Virginia is supervised practice: § 46.2-335 allows driving only with a qualified adult beside you, and not after midnight.
- How Much a Virginia Learner's Permit Costs, and What It Does Not Cover
A Virginia learner's permit costs $3 under Va. Code § 46.2-335. Here is what that fee covers, what it does not, and why online quotes are so much higher.