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Getting a driver licence in Prince Edward Island

Access PEI and Highway Safety runs the PEI learners permit test. The listed fee is $20.
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What Access PEI and Highway Safety publishes

Questions on the real test
Access PEI and Highway Safety publishes no question count
Government of Prince Edward Island, Getting an Instruction Driver's Permitverified 2026-09-15
Pass mark
Not published as a number of questions
Government of Prince Edward Island, Getting an Instruction Driver's Permitverified 2026-09-15
Fee
$20

For the PEI learners permit test

Retake fee
No additional fee
Minimum age
16

To sit the PEI learners permit test

Government of Prince Edward Island, Getting an Instruction Driver's Permitverified 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 Access PEI and Highway Safety 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 Prince Edward Island test.
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The licence journey in Prince Edward Island

Each stage has to be held before the next one opens, so the order below is also the timetable. Access PEI and Highway Safety sets every hold period on it.

  1. Stage 1 (L), Stage 1 (L) Instruction Driver's Permit, Class 7

    Hold the permit for 365 days before the Class 5 road test, or 275 days while enrolled in certified driver education.

    Government of Prince Edward Island, Graduated Driver Licensing programverified 2026-09-15

  2. Stage 2 (G), Stage 2 (G) Class 5 with restrictions

    This stage lasts one full year, or 365 days.

    Government of Prince Edward Island, Graduated Driver Licensing programverified 2026-09-15

  3. Stage 3 (G), Stage 3 (G) Class 5 with reduced restrictions

    This stage lasts another full year, or 365 days.

    Government of Prince Edward Island, Graduated Driver Licensing programverified 2026-09-15
Government of Prince Edward Island, Getting an Instruction Driver's Permitverified 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 Prince Edward Island, answered with the source underneath.

What is on the PEI learners permit test?

You must pass a written knowledge test and a separate sign-recognition test.

Government of Prince Edward Island, Getting an Instruction Driver's Permitverified 2026-09-15
How much is the PEI learners permit test?

The test fee is $20 on the fee page published July 27, 2020.

Government of Prince Edward Island, Driver's licence feesverified 2026-09-15
Can I take the PEI learners permit test online?

No online test is listed. Book an in-person appointment at Access PEI or take it through a licensed driver education school.

Government of Prince Edward Island, Driver's licence exam appointmentsverified 2026-09-15
How soon can I retake the PEI learners permit test?

Wait at least 7 days. The rule comes from a page published July 27, 2020.

Government of Prince Edward Island, Getting an Instruction Driver's Permitverified 2026-09-15
Do I need a vision test for a PEI instruction permit?

Yes. Access PEI gives the vision test after the written exam and before issuing the permit.

Government of Prince Edward Island, Driver's licence exam appointmentsverified 2026-09-15
Which handbook should I study for the PEI test?

Study the PEI Driver's Handbook. Its official page says an update is in progress.

Government of Prince Edward Island, Driver's Handbook publication pageverified 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.