License restrictions — New Hampshire Permit Test
License restrictions on the New Hampshire permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Under some conditions a New Hampshire driver’s license must be restricted.
A restriction is not a punishment. It is the state saying what this driver was actually tested as able to do safely.
Under some conditions, a driver’s license must be restricted.
One restriction that may be placed on a New Hampshire license limits the holder to driving in daylight only.
A driver can see well by day and poorly at night, and the state would rather keep them on the road for half the clock than take it away.
Daylight Only
One restriction that may be placed on a New Hampshire license requires an outside mirror.
A driver who cannot turn far enough to look over a shoulder needs the mirror instead, and the state makes the car carry one.
Outside Mirror
One restriction that may be placed on a New Hampshire license limits the holder to a 3-wheel motorcycle.
Three wheels and two wheels balance differently, so a rider tested on one is not signed off for the other.
Restricted to 3-Wheel Motorcycle
Additional restrictions and endorsements for a Commercial Driver’s License are listed in the New Hampshire CDL manual rather than in this one.
This book teaches the ordinary passenger-car paper. The commercial material is a separate book and a separate test.
Please refer to the New Hampshire CDL manual for a complete listing.
On the test
When is a restriction placed on a New Hampshire driver’s license?
Under some conditions, as the license is issued. A restriction is not a punishment. It is the state saying what this driver was actually tested as able to do safely. New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.4: “Under some conditions, a driver’s license must be restricted.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Hampshire Driver's Manual, published by the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pdf (New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Rev. 11/25, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/NH.pages.txt (plain pdftotext over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 6, folioMarker, nonLawPages, signGalleryPages and the extraction flag, each with its basis)