Driver examination — Delaware Permit Test

Driver examination on the Delaware permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Delaware, if your Class D driving privileges have been canceled, revoked, suspended or expired for over one year, you must take the vision and Class D knowledge exams before you reapply.

A driver off the road for a long time may have let both their eyesight and their knowledge of the rules slip.

If your Class D driving privileges have been cancelled, denied, disqualified, expired, revoked, and/or suspended over one year, you are required to take the vision and Class D knowledge exam.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.40

In Delaware, if your Class D privileges have been lost or expired for over 5 years, you must reapply for your license and take the vision, knowledge, and road exams.

After that many years away, a driver may have lost the feel for handling a car in traffic, not just the rules.

However, if it has been over 5 years, you must reapply for your Class D license and take the vision, knowledge, and road exams.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.40

On the test

In Delaware, what must you take if your Class D privileges have been suspended for over one year but not over five?

The vision and Class D knowledge exams. A driver off the road for a long time may have let both their eyesight and their knowledge of the rules slip. Delaware Driver Manual, p.40: “If your Class D driving privileges have been cancelled, denied, disqualified, expired, revoked, and/or suspended over one year, you are required to take the vision and Class D knowledge exam.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.