Checked against Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) on 2026-08-28
45 questions written here, every one with its citation

ICBC Class 4 knowledge test

Class 4 knowledge test at a glance

Question count: 35
Pass mark: 28 of 35 correct
Time limit: 45 minutes
Fee: $15 per attempt, free at 65 and over
Retake fee: $15 per attempt
Minimum age: 19
Where it is taken: At a licensing office or testing centre

ICBC, How to get your Class 4 licence (form MV2506)verified 2026-08-28

The format above is the one Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) sets, and it is on the page before anything else, because the numbers are what you plan around. Every row carries the record it was read from and the date it was checked.

Thirty five questions, and 28 correct to pass. It is the same test Class 2 and Class 3 applicants sit.
Restricted or unrestricted is decided at the road test, not here. Pass in a vehicle seating up to 10 including the driver and you get the restricted licence, pass in one seating 11 to 25 and you get the unrestricted one.
Restricted Class 4 is the minimum for a taxi, a limousine, ride hailing work or an ambulance.
You need a full Class 5 or 6 licence and two years of driving that were not spent as a learner.
A driving record with fewer than four penalty point incidents in two years, no driving related criminal convictions in three years and a commercial medical are part of it too.
Air brakes are a separate test and taxi work does not normally call for them.

A plain sedan with an unmarked roof light waiting at a city curb in winter, seen from across a quiet intersection with apartment blocks in silhouette behind it.

45 questions written for the Class 4 knowledge test, each with the authority it rests on
Free to sit, with no account and nothing held back until you pay
Every run free, with the whole bank open and no part held back

Start the practice run See what it covers

The real test is 35 questions with a 45 minute limit. Nothing here is timed unless the real exam is timed, and nothing is held back except the answers the real exam holds back too.

What the questions cover

Every British Columbia question sits under one subject, and the number beside it is how many we hold. The reading column goes to the lesson behind the subject.

Subject	Questions	Reading
Road signs	15	The lesson behind it
Sharing the road	8	The lesson behind it
Parking and stopping	6	The lesson behind it
Emergencies and breakdowns	4	The lesson behind it
Impaired and distracted driving	3	The lesson behind it
Speed and following distance	2	The lesson behind it
Weather and night driving	2	The lesson behind it
Right of way	1	The lesson behind it
Intersections and turns	1	The lesson behind it
Passing and lanes	1	The lesson behind it
Licensing and the graduated system	1	The lesson behind it
Documents, fines and demerit points	1	The lesson behind it

One question from the bank, in full

The question, the answer marked, the reason it is the answer, and the authority it rests on. Nothing is held back on this page and nothing is held back in a run.

British ColumbiaRules of the road

Your passenger is in and belted, and you are ready to pull away from the curb into moving traffic.

Signal and pull out, because traffic has to let a signalling vehicle in
Pull out briskly, so you spend less time crossing the lane
Signal, check the mirror and the blind spot, then wait for a gap you do not have to force
Wait until a driver flashes their lights to invite you in

The answer is C

A vehicle leaving the curb gives way to traffic already in the lane, and a signal asks for a gap rather than creating one. The shoulder check matters most here, because a cyclist or a motorcycle can sit exactly where the mirror does not show them. Pulling away gently also keeps the people in the back settled in their seats.

Motor Vehicle Act (British Columbia)

How the Class 4 knowledge test passes

The real test is 35 questions with a 45 minute limit.

You pass with 28 correct answers out of 35.

You can sit it from age 19.

Fees and rules change, so check the record itself before you pay for anything. The date beside each figure is the day we last read it.

The whole testYou need 28 of 35 correct

Pass mark

ICBC, How to get your Class 4 licence (form MV2506)verified 2026-08-28

Reading for the Class 4 knowledge test

The lessons carry the rule, the guides carry the longer answer, and both end with the note that changes the answer in British Columbia.

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The 11 study lessons

Written for British Columbia

Each lesson ends with the British Columbia note that changes the answer, so the reading matches the exam you are sitting.

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What is on the ICBC knowledge test

British Columbia

What the ICBC knowledge test asks, how it is scored against the clock, and what happens on the day and afterwards if it does not go well.

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The L and N stages, and what each one restricts

British Columbia

Which conditions attach to the L stage, which of them survive into the N stage, and what the visible sign on the car actually does to the traffic around you.

All British Columbia tests and stages

Questions people ask about this test

How many questions are on the ICBC knowledge test?

Fifty, and you get 45 minutes to work through them. The timer is generous for the number of questions, so most people run out of certainty long before they run out of time.