Can You Take the Oregon Permit Test Online?

Yes. Oregon DMV lets you take the Class C knowledge test, the test you need for an instruction permit, online at home, so the Oregon permit test online is a real option and not a practice quiz. If you are under 18, an adult proctor age 21 or older must register and watch you take it, and you still go to a DMV office afterward to get the permit itself.

Can you take the Oregon permit test online?

Yes, if you can be verified online. Oregon DMV (oregon.gov/odot/dmv) offers the online test for the Class C knowledge test and the motorcycle endorsement test. Here is who qualifies, based on the DMV's Online Knowledge Testing page:

• Age: teens can get a provisional instruction permit at 15, 16 or 17. Adults who have never held a license take the same Class C test.
• Under 18: a proctor age 21 or older must register and supervise the test. The proctor does not have to be a parent or guardian, but cannot have proctored more than five DMV tests in the past 12 months.
• Social Security number: both the tester and the proctor must give a valid Social Security number to register.
• Identity check: if the testing vendor cannot verify who you are, you have to test at a DMV office instead.
• Address: Oregon DMV does not list a separate residency rule for the online test, but you will show proof of your physical address when you apply for the permit.

How the Oregon DMV written test online works

The Oregon DMV written test online is run by Intellectual Technology Inc. (ITI) through a partner site linked from the DMV page. These are the steps:

1. Study firstRead the Oregon Driver Manual and take practice tests until you score well on every topic.
2. Check your computerUse a desktop or laptop with a keyboard, mouse and working webcam. Phones, tablets and other touchscreen devices are not allowed.
3. RegisterStart from the Online Knowledge Testing page at oregon.gov/odot/dmv. If you are under 18, your proctor registers too.
4. Pay the feeThe fee is $7 each time you take the knowledge test, the same online as in an office.
5. Take the testThere are 35 multiple-choice questions and you need 28 correct to pass. A webcam photo is taken at the start and at random times during the test.
6. Get your resultIf you pass, take your documents to a DMV office to get the permit.

Oregon DMV does not publish a time limit for the online test. The online Class C test is offered in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese (simplified Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese, and it has an audio option that reads questions and answers aloud.

Oregon permit test cost

The knowledge test costs $7 per attempt. The permit itself has a separate issuance fee that you pay at the DMV office. Oregon DMV lists the current amount on its Driver Licensing and ID Card Fees page, so check it before you go.

Rules that get people failed

The Oregon Driver Manual is direct about this: you cannot use a DMV manual, electronic devices or notes during the test. Oregon DMV treats these as cheating:

• Talking during the test.
• Taking notes.
• Using a cell phone.
• Having someone else take the test for you.

If you are caught cheating, you fail the test and cannot test again for 90 days. Letting someone else take the test for you is more serious: Oregon DMV says it will suspend your driving privileges, or your right to apply for them, for one year. Making a false application is also a crime in Oregon.

From our years teaching new drivers, most online problems are simple ones: a phone buzzing on the desk, a family member walking into the room to ask something, or a student reading questions out loud. Put the phone in another room, close the door and tell everyone at home what time the test starts.

Retakes online

You can test online two times in any 24-hour period and four times in total for each test type. After four online attempts you must test at a DMV office. In an office, you may be able to retest the same day, depending on how busy the office is.

Online vs in person

What to do after you pass

Passing online does not give you a permit by itself. Take these to a DMV office:

• Proof of your identity and physical address. REAL ID applicants need extra documents.
• Your Social Security number. You do not need the card, but you will be asked for the number or to certify that you do not have one.
• A parent or legal guardian, who must sign if you are under 18.
• Money for the permit issuance fee.

At the office you take a vision test and have your photo taken. You get an interim card to use as proof of driving privileges, and the permit is mailed to the address you give. A permit mailed to an old address is not forwarded, so double-check it.

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