Applicants 18 to 20 — Kentucky Permit Test

A Kentucky applicant aged 18 to 20 must hold the permit for 180 days before being eligible to take the road test.

Turning eighteen does not shorten the wait. The six months still has to be served.

You must hold the permit for 180 days before you are eligible to take the road test.

A Kentucky permit is valid for three years and may be renewed.

Three years is long enough that a permit can be forgotten about, and the renewal date is the thing to watch.

This permit is valid for three years and may be renewed.

If a Kentucky permit is not renewed within one year of the expiration date, the written and vision tests must be repeated.

A year past expiry and the whole testing process starts again, which is a long way back for a lapse nobody meant.

If the permit is not renewed within one year of the expiration date, the written and vision tests must be repeated.

Every Kentucky permit holder must be accompanied by a licensed driver 21 or older occupying the passenger seat beside them while driving.

The rule is the same at eighteen as at fifteen. A permit is never a license to drive alone.

Remember, all permit holders must be accompanied by a person with a valid operator license who is 21 years of age or older and always occupying the passenger seat beside them while driving.

How long must a Kentucky applicant aged 18 to 20 hold a permit before the road test?

180 days. Turning eighteen does not shorten the wait. The six months still has to be served. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.8: “You must hold the permit for 180 days before you are eligible to take the road test.”