Free Nebraska DMV permit practice tests

15 for the regular Learner's Permit (LPD). You can apply 60 days before your birthday, but the permit is issued on or after it. You need to pass the vision and written tests, and you can drive only with a licensed driver 21 or older in the seat beside you. If you live or go to school outside a city of 5,000 or more, you can get a School Learner's Permit at 14.

The Class O written test is based on the Nebraska Driver's Manual, which covers licensing rules, alcohol and safety laws, signs, signals and pavement markings, rules of the road, and sharing the road. The DMV's examiner manual says the Class O written test has 25 questions and you can miss 5, and that applicants must score at least 80% on all written tests. The driver's manual ends with a practice exam that mixes true/false and multiple-choice questions, and it says those questions differ from the ones on the real test.

You can't retake a failed test the same day. If you fail three drive tests in a row, you have to finish a DMV-approved driver training course or hold a Learner's Permit for at least 90 days before you can apply again.

At 16, after holding a school or learner's permit for at least six months with fewer than three points in that time. You also need either a DMV-approved driver safety course or a 50-hour certification form with at least 10 hours after dark. The course waives the written and drive tests. With the 50-hour form, you take the vision and drive tests.

You can drive alone from 6 a.m. to midnight. Between midnight and 6 a.m. you can drive only to or from work or school activities, unless a parent, guardian, or licensed driver 21 or older is with you. For the first six months, you can carry only one passenger under 19 who isn't an immediate family member. Everyone in the car has to wear a seat belt, and you can't use a phone while driving.

At 17, after holding a POP for 12 months with fewer than three points in the last 12 months, you can get a Class O license. The written and drive tests are waived, so you can get it online or at a driver licensing office. A license issued before you turn 21 expires on your 21st birthday.

As of October 2026, the Nebraska DMV lists an original Learner's Permit (LPD) at $8.00 plus a $5.00 security fee, for a total of $13.00. A replacement permit is $11.00 plus the $5.00 security fee, for a total of $16.00.

The Nebraska DMV says to bring proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful status that shows your name, date of birth and identity, plus at least two documents showing your Nebraska principal address. You also disclose your valid Social Security number.

A Nebraska Learner's Permit (LPD) expires one year after the date of issuance, according to the Nebraska DMV. The Nebraska Driver's Manual gives the same one-year expiration for the Type LPD learner's permit.