Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
If you are under 18 and turn 18 before 6 months with a permit, you:
- Can skip the driving test
- Must still wait 6 months
- Are not required to complete the 6-month waiting period — correct answer
Why
The six-month permit holding period applies only while you are under 18. Turning 18 satisfies it. (Handbook, Section 2.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.