Six months clean before the road test
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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Under 18, how long must your driving record be clean before you can take the road test?
The rule
Under 18, you must hold your permit for six months in a row and keep a clean record for the six months right before the road test: no at-fault crashes, moving violations, or drug or alcohol offenses. A suspension restarts the six months.
Under 18, your record must stay clean for six months in a row before the road test.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 10. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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