Drivers Manual

Re-Examination Course

Failing the Knowledge Test

If you have failed the knowledge test three times and are age 18 or over, you must either:

• Retake the classroom component of driver education (consisting of 36 fifty-minute classroom sessions)
• Complete an 8-hour Driver's Manual course, either in a classroom or online. This 8-hour course is based on the Virginia driver's manual and is designed to better prepare individuals for the knowledge test. The online course must be completed through a DMV-licensed online driver training school. You can find a list of schools offering this course at Driver's Manual Course Training Sites.
  NOTE: The completion date of the driver's manual course must be after the date of your third knowledge test failure.

When you have successfully completed either the classroom component of driver education or the classroom or online version of the Driver's Manual course and have provided DMV with your certificate of completion, you can retake the knowledge exam.

If you have failed the knowledge test three times and are under age 18, you must retake the classroom component of driver education. If you wish to take the Driver's Manual course in a classroom or online, you must provide proof of having completed the driver education classroom component before you are allowed to enroll in the Driver's Manual course.

NOTE: If you have failed the CDL knowledge test, you must complete the classroom component in person. An online version of the course is not available at this time.