Licensing and vehicle requirements
Licensing questions cover how a New Brunswick driver moves from Class 7 Level 1 to a full Class 5, what each class permits, and what paperwork and equipment a vehicle must carry. These are "must" questions: the exam wants the legal minimum, not the sensible maximum.
Graduated licensing
- Class 7 Level 1 at age 16, after the knowledge test and a vision check.
- Hold Level 1 for at least 12 months, driving only with a supervising driver who holds a full Class 5 and has held it at least three years, seated in the front passenger seat.
- Zero blood-alcohol level, every occupant belted, no driving between midnight and 5 a.m., no electronic devices.
- Pass the road test to reach Level 2, complete that stage, and you earn Class 5.
Licence classes
Class 1 tractor-trailer, 2 bus, 3 heavy truck, 4 taxi, ambulance and small bus, 5 car or light truck, 6 motorcycle, 7 learner of any of these.
Vehicle and paperwork
Carry your licence, and produce the vehicle registration and proof of insurance when an officer asks. New Brunswick requires minimum third-party liability insurance of $200,000 and an annual safety inspection, shown by the sticker on the plate. Plates must be visible and current, and you must report a change of address.
Worked example
A 16-year-old Level 1 driver offers to drive friends home at 12:30 a.m. Reasoning: two rules fail at once - the midnight-to-5 a.m. restriction and the requirement for a supervising driver in the front seat. The trip is illegal regardless of distance or the driver's skill.
Traps that cost marks
- Treating the 12-month Level 1 period as a target rather than a minimum.
- Forgetting that Level 2 is not a full licence.
- Confusing the registration (the vehicle) with the insurance card (the policy).
- Driving with an expired inspection sticker.
- Assuming one drink stays under the novice limit - it is zero.