NL Driver’s Permit Practice Test 2026: Where to Study

Study options for the written test

Option	Price	Free to use	Links
Official sources
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador: Driver’s HandbookOfficial · PDFFree to download from Motor Registration. It was called the Road User Guide, and you’ll see that name on some pages.	Free download	The whole handbook	Download the handbook ↗
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador: MyGovNLOfficial · online servicesWhere the Class 5 written test runs online. The same account pays for road tests and requests your driver record.	Not listed on the page	Not stated	Read about MyGovNL ↗
In person
Approved driving schools (Motor Registration list)Lessons and driver education programsSchools approved to deliver the Graduated Driver Licensing Program, with a phone number and the areas each one serves. An approved course shortens the wait before your road test.	Set by each school	Not stated	See the list ↗

Prices and ratings checked November 2026.

Where do NL driver’s permit practice tests come from?

From apps, websites and driving schools. Each is written by the company or school that offers it, so if a practice question gives an answer that doesn’t match the handbook, go by the handbook.

How the written test works →

A study plan for the written test

Our suggested order:

Read the first chapter, Licensing and Registration. It explains the learner and novice levels you’re about to start.
Move on to Road Safety and Rules of the Road. Write down the numbers as you go: speed limits, parking distances and following distance.
Learn the signs chapter by shape and colour first, then sign by sign. The road signs page has the main ones as pictures.
Test yourself, with a practice app or with someone quizzing you from the handbook, and reread anything you get wrong.

Approved driving schools in Newfoundland and Labrador

Motor Registration lists the schools approved to deliver the Graduated Driver Licensing Program, and the Registrar authorizes their instructors. These are the schools on its list, with the areas they serve:

A & P: Metro St. John’s
ABC Driver Training: Metro St. John’s
A+ Drivers: Metro St. John’s, Bay Roberts and Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Arrive Alive: Metro St. John’s
Atlantic Star Driving School: Corner Brook
Behind the Wheel: Metro St. John’s
Between D’ Lines: Metro St. John’s
Central Training Academy: Grand Falls-Windsor, Springdale, Lewisporte and the Central area
Debbie’s Driving School: Clarenville
Deer Lake Driving School: Deer Lake
Exploits Driving School: Grand Falls-Windsor
Kay’s Driving School: Gander
Matt’s Driver Training: Metro St. John’s
Prime Driving School: Metro St. John’s
Safe Start: Conception Bay South
Safety 1st Driving School: Burin Peninsula
Safety NL: Metro St. John’s, Conception Bay North and South, Grand Falls-Windsor, Lewisporte, Corner Brook, Stephenville, Deer Lake, Port aux Basques, the Northern Peninsula and Labrador West
Salamah Driving School: Metro St. John’s
Smart Driver Training: Metro St. John’s
SP Driver Training: Metro St. John’s
Strong Drivers: Conception Bay North
Terra Nova Drivers Training: Marystown and the Burin Peninsula
Two Guys Training: Metro St. John’s
Western Driving School: Corner Brook and Stephenville
Wheel Deal Driver Training: Metro St. John’s
Young Drivers of Canada: Metro St. John’s, Conception Bay North, Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor

Motor Registration’s list gives a phone number for each school. Some are also certified for the point reduction, responsible drivers and defensive driving courses, so ask the school.

Do you need a driving school?

Not for the written test. Once you’re a learner, the handbook recommends an approved driver education program, and finishing one shortens your wait for the road test.

A course also changes one learner rule, about passengers. The driver’s licence page explains it.

When you can take the road test →Learner and novice rules →

Sources: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and 5 more. Checked November 2026.