Free South Australia Learner Practice Test

Your learner licence starts with the Learner's Theory Test. Every answer here is explained against Service SA rules — the why, not just the answer.

Questions
50
Pass mark
40/50
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The road ahead

Your path to P plates in South Australia

  1. Turn 16

    The minimum age for a learner licence in South Australia.

  2. Pass the Learner's Theory Test You are here

    That's what this practice test is for — keep going until you consistently score 90%+.

  3. Log 75 supervised hours, including 15 at night

    Mix of day and night, quiet streets to highways — professional lessons build good habits early.

  4. Pass your driving test → P plates

    Rules are set by Service SA — always check current requirements before you book.

All 50 questions in this practice test

Want to study one rule at a time? Each question has its own page with the answer and a full explanation.

SA licence rules 18

The rules unique to SA — hours, ages, and your path to Ps.

  1. 1 What is the minimum age to get a learner's permit in South Australia?
  2. 2 How many supervised driving hours must SA learners record before their practical test?
  3. 3 How many of the 75 supervised hours must be completed at night in SA?
  4. 4 How long must you hold your SA learner's permit before the practical test if you're under 25?
  5. 5 In SA, how do lessons with a professional driving instructor count in your logbook?
  6. 6 What is the legal blood alcohol limit for an SA learner driver?
  7. 7 Can an SA learner driver use a mobile phone hands-free while driving?
  8. 8 What is the maximum speed an SA learner driver may travel?
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  1. 9 What are the two pathways from an SA learner's permit to a provisional licence?
  2. 10 How must L plates be displayed while you are driving on your learner's permit?
  3. 11 How many demerit points can a South Australian learner driver accumulate before losing their permit?
  4. 12 A learner driver is caught travelling 10 km/h or more over the speed limit. What is the consequence for their permit?
  5. 13 To supervise a learner driver in South Australia, how long must a Qualified Supervising Driver have held an appropriate licence?
  6. 14 Where must your Qualified Supervising Driver sit while you are driving on your learner's permit?
  7. 15 Once issued, how long is a South Australian learner's permit valid?
  8. 16 In addition to completing the practical requirement (VORT or CBT&A), which test must you pass before you can move from your learner's permit to a P1 provisional licence?
  9. 17 What is the minimum age to be issued a P1 provisional licence in South Australia?
  10. 18 After your learner's permit, how long does the provisional licence period last in South Australia?

Give way 8

Diagram questions — work out who goes first.

  1. 1 At an unmarked crossroads, you and another vehicle arrive at the same time. The other vehicle is on your right. Who goes first?
  2. 2 You are driving on the terminating road of a T-intersection (the road that ends) and there are no signs or signals. Who must give way?
  3. 3 You are turning right at an intersection with no traffic lights or signs. An oncoming car is coming straight through, and another oncoming car is turning left into the same street as you. What must you do?
  4. 4 When entering a roundabout, to whom must you give way?
  5. 5 You are turning left at an intersection and a pedestrian is crossing the road you are turning into. What must you do?
  6. 6 You are driving out of a driveway or car park and must cross a footpath to reach the road. Who must you give way to?
  7. 7 Before starting a U-turn, what must you do?
  8. 8 A police car with its siren sounding and lights flashing is approaching from behind you in traffic. What should you do?

Road rules 24

The core road rules every knowledge test draws from.

  1. 1 What does a yellow traffic light mean?
  2. 2 Who is responsible for making sure a 13-year-old passenger is buckled in?
  3. 3 You are travelling straight ahead through a roundabout. What signal should you give when leaving it?
  4. 4 When are you allowed to make a U-turn at an intersection with traffic lights?
  5. 5 You are driving through a school zone and a child is present. What is the maximum speed you may travel?
  6. 6 The 25 km/h school zone limit in South Australia applies whenever a 'child' is present. Who counts as a child?
  7. 7 An ambulance is stopped on the road ahead with its red and blue lights flashing, creating an emergency service speed zone. What is the maximum speed you may pass at?
  8. 8 A school bus has stopped on the road ahead to set down children. What is the maximum speed at which you may pass it?
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  1. 9 You see white zigzag lines marked on the road ahead. What do they tell you?
  2. 10 You are driving in a built-up area where there are no speed limit signs. What is the maximum speed you may travel?
  3. 11 In good driving conditions, what following gap does South Australia recommend you keep from the vehicle ahead?
  4. 12 You approach an 'emu' children's crossing with red and white posts and children-crossing flags displayed. A child is about to step onto the crossing. What must you do?
  5. 13 You approach a 'koala' children's crossing and its yellow lights are flashing. What is the maximum speed you may travel?
  6. 14 You are overtaking a cyclist on a road where the speed limit is 80 km/h. What is the minimum gap you must leave between your vehicle and the bicycle?
  7. 15 You want to pass a cyclist, but there is a double continuous centre line. Are you allowed to cross it?
  8. 16 When must your vehicle's headlights, rear lights and number plate light be switched on?
  9. 17 You are driving at night with your headlights on high beam. When must you dip them to low beam?
  10. 18 When are you permitted to overtake another vehicle on its left?
  11. 19 You are behind a slow car on a road with a double continuous centre line and no oncoming traffic. May you cross the lines to overtake?
  12. 20 On which roads must you not drive in the right-hand lane except when overtaking, turning right or in similar permitted circumstances?
  13. 21 How close to an intersection without traffic lights may you park, unless a sign allows otherwise?
  14. 22 How much THC (cannabis), methamphetamine, MDMA or cocaine needs to be detected in a roadside saliva test for you to commit a drug-driving offence?
  15. 23 What is the only real cure for driver fatigue?
  16. 24 How must a child aged between 4 and 7 years be restrained when travelling in a car?

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