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Getting a driver licence in New Brunswick

Service New Brunswick runs the NB drivers test. The listed fee is $25 for the first attempt; the online test page states $25 plus HST.
CarService New Brunswick publishes no question count for the NB drivers test
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What Service New Brunswick publishes

Questions on the real test
Service New Brunswick publishes no question count
Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15
Pass mark
Not published as a number of questions
Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15
Fee
$25 for the first attempt; the online test page states $25 plus HST

For the NB drivers test

Retake fee
$15
Minimum age
16

To sit the NB drivers test

Hold on the Class 7 Level 1
12 months

Before the next stage opens

With approved driver education
8 months

The shortened hold on the same stage

Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15

Start here

Short runs that show the answer and the reason as soon as you choose. Nothing is timed here and nothing is held back, so this is the place to find out what you do not know yet.

The full format

1 test on this page

Length, pass mark, fee and retake cost as Service New Brunswick publishes them. Where a number is not published, the card says so instead of carrying a guess.

Road signs and the subjects behind them

Every one of the 41 signs on this site is our own drawing, made to the standard shapes and colours rather than traced from official artwork. Shape and colour first, meaning second, which is the order you read them in on the road.

All 41 signs, grouped by category

General Canadian sign practice

General Canadian sign practice. It does not represent the New Brunswick test.
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The licence journey in New Brunswick

Each stage has to be held before the next one opens, so the order below is also the timetable. Service New Brunswick sets every hold period on it.

  1. Class 7 Level 1, Class 7 Level 1

    Level 1 lasts at least 12 months, or 8 months after a recognized licensed driving school course.

    Held for 12 months8 months with approved driver education

    Government of New Brunswick, Graduated licencesverified 2026-09-15

  2. Class 7 Level 2, Class 7 Level 2

    Level 2 lasts at least 12 months. Total time in GDL is at least 24 months, including at least 12 months in Level 2.

    Held for 12 months

    Government of New Brunswick, Graduated licencesverified 2026-09-15

  3. Class 5, Class 5 licence

    The full passenger licence follows completion of Level 2.

    Government of New Brunswick, Graduated licencesverified 2026-09-15
Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15

Guides that hold across the country

Longer answers to the questions that come before and after a test, written the same way as the rest of the site.

The interior of a quiet public service office with empty chairs in rows and a plain counter, winter light falling in bands across a pale floor.Read

Right of way, and the cases people get wrong

Rules of the road

Which right of way situations people actually get wrong, drawn out one at a time, rather than a restatement of the rule in the handbook.
A four way intersection seen from above and to one side, lane markings and crosswalks clearly painted, three vehicles approaching from different arms in low winter sun.Read

Roundabouts, lane by lane

Rules of the road

Which lane to choose on the approach to a roundabout and what to do inside it, drawn out, including the exit conflict that catches drivers who did everything else right.
A learner in the driver seat of a parked car with both hands on the wheel, shot from outside through the windscreen at an angle so the face is not readable.Read

Road sign shapes and colours, and how to read a sign you have never seen

Signs

How to work out what an unfamiliar sign means from its shape and colour alone, instead of memorising every sign one at a time.

Road test vehicle check

The checks that decide whether a road test starts

Plate and insurance, lights, signals, horn, brake, windshield, belts and doors.
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All the guides

15 written so far

Every longer answer on the site, grouped by the province it applies to.
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Common questions

What people ask about testing in New Brunswick, answered with the source underneath.

Can I take the NB drivers test online?

Yes. The Class 7 road-sign and rules tests are available online or in person.

Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15
What are the 2 parts of the NB drivers test?

They are the Road Sign Recognition Exam and the Rules of the Road Non-Commercial Knowledge Exam.

Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15
How much is the NB drivers test?

The fee page lists $25 for the first attempt. The online test page states $25 plus HST.

Government of New Brunswick, Driver licences and feesverified 2026-09-15
What happens if I fail an online NB drivers test?

The online page says wait 1 day for attempt 2 and 1 week for attempt 3. After 3 online failures, test in person.

Service New Brunswick, Online driver testsverified 2026-09-15
Can I take the NB drivers test in French?

Yes. Written road tests are offered in both official languages.

Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15
Do I retake both NB written tests if I fail one?

No. Retake only the road-sign or rules test that you failed.

Government of New Brunswick, Written road testsverified 2026-09-15

Sources for this page

Every number above comes from one of these records. The date is when we last checked the figure against it.