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Driver's Licence
Requirements to operate a vehicle by law
The Provisional driver's license (learner's license)
Renew or replace lost provisional (learner's) driver’s license
Validity of a provisional driver’s license
The requirements for use of a provisional driver’s license
Operating a motor vehicle without the provisional drivers license in your possession
The Jamaican driver's license
What to expect at the examination depot
Types/Categories of license:
The motor cycle license test:
The private driver’s license test:
The general driver’s license test:
Driver’s license for the disabled
Validity of driver’s license
Renewing the driver’s license
An international driver's license
Replacement of lost driver’s license
Operating a motor vehicle without a drivers license
The Driver’s License
The Private Driver's License Test:

The Private Driver's License Test Includes:

  • The Road Code Questionaire(written test) - Showing knowledge of the rules of the road. Displaying the ability to identify and interpret road signs.
  • The Yard Test - Stopping, starting, and moving off on a slope, without rolling back(hill start). Reversing,making left and right turns through resticted lanes. Parking from two angles in a restricted area.
  • The Road Test- Applying the road code, showing courtesy to other drivers, displaying consideration for the safety of self and others, and also handling the vehicle(cornering, braking, use of traffic lights and stop signs, turning vehicle and traveling in the opposite direction, hand signals and use of mirrors).