To earn your learners permit and eventually the Nebraska drivers license, everyone regardless of age must pass a written test on traffic laws and signs. 70% of test-takers fail on their first try and end up returning to the DMV.

A proven way to increase your chances of passing your learners permit written test is with up-to-date, online Nebraska DMV practice permit tests. Randomly generated questions test your driving knowledge and prepare you for the real deal.

Fifty online practice permit tests come free with our online Nebraska drivers education course.

When you're ready, apply for your learners permit at your local DMV office.

Nebraska has three types of permits that allow you to practice driving before getting a full unrestricted drivers license:

1. School Learner’s Permit (LPE) – An LPE lets you practice driving in order to can earn a School Permit. To apply for an LPE, you must be eligible for a School Permit. You must be between 14 to 16 years old to apply for an LPE.
   
   The LPE is valid for three months and may be renewed. LPE holders must be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old. Applicants must pass the vision and written tests to earn an LPE.
   
   
2. School Permit (SCP) – An SCP can be issued if you live a distance of one and one-half miles or more from your school and either resides outside a city of 5,000 or more or attends a school outside a city of 5,000 or more.
   
   Before you can apply for a SCP, you must do one of the following: 1) complete a DMV-approved drivers safety course or 2) present to the drivers license examiner a 50 Hour Certification form signed by a parent, guardian or licensed driver who is at least 21 years old.
   
   Applicants must pass the written and driving tests to earn an SCP. You can waive the required written and driving tests if you complete a DMV-approved drivers safety course and receive a waiver from the course instructor.
   
   You must hold an LPE for at least two months and be between 14 years and 2 months and 16 years and 3 months before you can apply for an SCP.
   
   With an SCP, you may operate a car: 1) unsupervised between home and school (including to scheduled classes and extracurricular or school-related activities), traveling only by the most direct route, transporting only yourself or family member who resides with you; or 2) any time when accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old.
   
   
3. Learners Permit (LPD) – You can apply and take the written test 60 days prior to your 15th birthday. However, the LPD cannot be issued until you turn 15.
   
   LPD holders must be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old. You must pass the vision and written tests to earn and LPD. The LPD is valid for one year and may be renewed.
   

1. Waive the DMV-required 50 hours of supervised driving.
2. Waive the written and driving test required for your School Permit or your Provisional Operator's Permit. Instead the student takes these tests as part of the drivers safety course, which means less time waiting at the DMV and no need to schedule tests at the DMV!
   

Drivers education is not mandatory in Nebraska for your Learners Permit, but it’s always a good idea for new drivers to take a Nebraska drivers education course.

With quality drivers education, you can:

• Learn the most up-to-date driving techniques and essential safe driving skills.
• Qualify for up to 10% off your auto insurance. Speak to your insurance agent for details.
• Gain behind-the-wheel experience with a licensed, experienced driving instructor.
  

Apply for the Nebraska drivers license at a DMV location near you.

To be eligible for the Nebraska drivers license / Provisional Operators Permit, you must:

1. Be at least 16 years old. (You can apply 60 days before you turn 16, but the license will not be issued until your birthday.)
2. Have held a Learners Permit (LPD) for at least six months and not accumulated three or more points on your driving record.
3. Present proof of age and identity. See the Nebraska Drivers Manual.
4. Have a Social Security number or valid US Citizenship and Immigration Services I-94 or I-94A document (in a valid foreign passport).
5. If you are under 18, do one of the following:
   • Successfully complete a DMV-approved drivers safety course, or
   • Present a 50-hour certification form signed by a parent, guardian or licensed driver who is at least 21.
     
6. Even if you have taken an approved drivers safety course, you must still pass a vision test. However, the written and drive tests will be waived if you present a waiver form signed by the drivers safety course instructor.
7. If you are presenting a 50-hour certification form, you must pass the vision and driving tests. However, the written test will be waived if you have been issued a school Learners Permit (LPE) after January 1, 2006 or surrender a Learners Permit (LPD) that is valid or expired no more than one year.
8. If you have been issued a School Permit (SCP), you must pass a vision test. However, the written and driving tests will be waived as long as permit is valid or expired no more than one year. If you have a SCP issued before January 1, 2006, you will also need either:
1. A waiver form signed by a DMV approved safety course instructor, or
2. 50-hour certification form.
   
9. If you have not been issued a Learners Permit or if the permit has been expired for more than one year, you must pass a written test and a driving test at the DMV.
   
10. If you are 18 or older applying for a first time license and you have never held a POP, you must pass the vision, written, and driving tests. Individuals surrendering a valid or expired (no more than one year prior to surrender) Nebraska Learners Permit (LPD) will have the written test waived.
11. Pay the applicable fee.

• You can drive unsupervised in Nebraska from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight. You may only drive unsupervised between 12 midnight and 6 a.m. if driving to or from home to work or a school activity.
• You may drive anytime if you are accompanied by a parent, guardian or licensed driver who is at least 21.
• You must hold your POP for at least 12 months and have not accumulated three or more points on your driving record during the previous 12 month period, and be at least 16 years old before you can apply for your Operators Permit.
• During the first six months of the POP, you cannot drive more than one passenger who is not an immediate family member and who is under 19 years old.