Whether you’re getting ready to take your learner’s permit written test for the first time, studying to get a motorcycle endorsement so you can ride your new bike, or preparing for your CDL exam to drive a commercial vehicle, we’ve gathered a wealth of resources and knowledge to help you obtain your driving credentials.

All Drivers

If you’re renewing a license that has been expired for longer than a year, or if you’re applying for reinstatement after a suspension, you may have to retake the written exam in order to obtain your license.

Free Practice Tests

Driver's License practice tests
Learner's Permit practice tests
Motorcycle Endorsement practice tests
CDL practice tests
Road Signs and Signals practice tests

Resources for all drivers

Read the official New Jersey driver’s manual
Check out our frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Buy a driver’s license test cheat sheet: basic or advanced
Buy a driver’s license renewal test cheat sheet: basic or advanced
Read our driving safety articles

New Jersey MVC quick links for all drivers

New Jersey MVC home page
Renewal information
Identification requirements

New & Teen Drivers

If you are 21 years of age or older, in order to apply for a driver license in New Jersey you must pass a knowledge test and receive an examination permit, practice supervised driving for at least three months, pass the MVC road test, receive a probationary license, and hold a probationary license for at least one year. If you are at least 17 but less than 21 years of age, you must meet the same requirements, but practice supervised driving with your examination permit for at least six months, instead of three, and you cannot get your regular driver license until you are 18 years of age. If you are at least 16 years but less than 17 years of age, you must pass a knowledge test, and present proof of enrollment in a driver training course; the instructor of the driver training must purchase your student learner’s permit, which can only be activated after successful completion of the driver training course; once your student learner’s permit is activated, you must then practice supervised driving for six months, pass a road test, and turn 17 before you may receive your probationary license, which you must hold for at least one year before you may get a regular driver license.

Resources for new & teen drivers

Read the official New Jersey driver’s manual
Take one of our free learner’s permit practice tests
Check out our new & teen driver frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Buy a learner’s permit test cheat sheet: basic or advanced
Buy a driver’s license test cheat sheet: basic or advanced
Check rates or buy car insurance

New Jersey MVC quick links for new & teen drivers

Information for first timer drivers (21 and up)
Information for young adult drivers (age 17)
Information for early bird drivers (age 16)
List of licensed driving schools
Road test information
Schedule a road test online

New-to-State Drivers

If you are a new resident in New Jersey with a valid out-of-state license and are 18 years or older, you have 60 days from your move or until your current license expires to exchange it for a New Jersey driver license. If you are under 18, you are required to complete the requirements of New Jersey’s graduated driver license program. If your license has expired or has been suspended, you may have to take a knowledge exam or road test in order to get a New Jersey driver license.

Resources for new-to-state drivers

Read the official New Jersey driver’s manual
Take one of our free driver’s license practice tests
Check out our new-to-state frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Buy a new-to-state driver’s license test cheat sheet: basic or advanced
Check rates or buy car insurance

New Jersey MVC quick links for new-to-state drivers

New resident information

Motorcycles

In order to operate a motorcycle in New Jersey, you must have either a motorcycle endorsement added to your driver license, or you must obtain a motorcycle license. To add an endorsement to your current license, you must be at least 17 years of age. If you under 18 years of age, you are required to successfully complete the Basic Rider Course (BRC), after which you may apply for a motorcycle permit (no knowledge exam required) and practice with the permit for at least 20 days before taking your road test and applying for your endorsement. You may avoid taking the BRC by applying for a motorcycle permit, passing a knowledge test, practicing for at least 20 days, and successfully passing the motorcycle road test once you are 18 years of age. If you do not have a driver license on which to add a motorcycle endorsement, you may follow one of two paths to obtain a motorcycle-only license. To obtain a motorcycle license by taking a BRC, you must be at least 17 years of age, apply for a motorcycle permit, pass a knowledge exam, practice for at least 6 months with the motorcycle permit, take a BRC with an approved training provider, present a BRC completion card to the MVC, pass a road test to receive a probationary motorcycle license, and ride with a probationary license for at least one year before applying for an unrestricted motorcycle license. To obtain a motorcycle license without taking completing a BRC, the process is the same, only you must be at least 18 years of age to take the road test, you do not need to present a BRC completion card to the MVC, and if you are 21 years of age or older, you must practice with a permit for only 3 months instead of 6.

Resources for motorcyclists

Read the official New Jersey motorcycle manual
Take one of our free motorcycle license practice tests
Check out our motorcycle license frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Buy a motorcycle license test cheat sheet: basic or advanced
New-to-state motorcycle insurance

New Jersey MVC quick links for motorcycles

Motorcycle information
Basic Rider Course locations and schedulesBasic Rider Course information

CDL

You must have a valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) or Commercial Learner Permit (CLP) in order to drive a commercial motor vehicle in Oregon. You must be at least 18 years old and have at least a Class D New Jersey driver license to begin the process to obtain a CDL. To apply for a CDL, you must take a knowledge test, obtain a CLP, and schedule a road test; after successfully completing the CLP, you may apply for a CDL.

Resources for CDL

Read the official New Jersey CDL manual
Take one of our free CDL practice tests
Buy a CDL test paid cheat sheet: basic or advanced
Check rates or buy CDL insurance

New Jersey MVC quick links for CDL

CDL information
CDL knowledge exam and road test information