Free New Mexico MVD Permit Practice Test 2025

The instructional permit is the first phase of New Mexico’s Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) program for drivers under 18. You can apply at 15 and this permit will allow supervised driving by a licensed driver (at least three years) who is at least 21. After holding the permit for at least six months, completing a state-approved driver education course, logging 40 daytime and 10 nighttime driving hours, passing a road skills test, and turning 15½, you can apply for a provisional license. This license allows you to drive without a supervisor, but restricts driving between midnight and 5:00 am and limits the number of passengers under 21 to one if non-family. After a year without traffic violations, you can apply for an unrestricted license at age 16½. Note that traffic violations extend the holding period for each phase by 30 days. If you’re at least 18 years old, you must pass the road skills test, but you’re not required to meet the other GDL requirements. You can take the road skills test as soon as you feel ready. Once prepared, go to the MVD with proof of identification (birth certificate, valid passport), Social Security card, and two proofs of residency (school enrollment record, utility bill). If you’re under 18, also provide your parents’ or guardian’s proof of residency and a signed parent or guardian consent form. Submit the documents, pass a vision screening, pay the fee, and pass the official written test. Note: In New Mexico, what most people call the “DMV” is officially the MVD (Motor Vehicle Division).