How many questions are in the Irish Driver Theory Test?

40 multiple-choice questions on a touch screen, and you need 35 right to pass. That means you can get no more than 5 wrong.

How long is the Driver Theory Test?

You get 45 minutes. You can move between questions and change answers before you finish.

How much does the Driver Theory Test cost?

The car theory test costs €45. You book it online and must bring photo ID. Your pass certificate is valid for 2 years, and you need to apply for your first learner permit within that time.

What should I study for the DTT?

The rules come from the Rules of the Road, published by the Road Safety Authority. Read it, then practise every topic here until you get them all right, and sit the mock until you pass it with room to spare.

What happens after I pass the theory test?

Your pass certificate lets you apply for a learner permit. On a car learner permit you must do 12 Essential Driver Training (EDT) lessons with an approved instructor, display L plates and drive only with a qualified accompanying driver.

Are these the real DTT questions?

No. The official question bank belongs to the Road Safety Authority. These questions were written by PassRank to test the same rules, with an explanation and a Rules of the Road reference for every answer.

Driver Theory Test practice

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The DTT is the touch-screen test you pass before you can get a learner permit in Ireland. Practise all 240 questions by topic, each with the answer explained, then sit a timed mock marked like the real one.

240free questions

35/40to pass

45 mintime limit

40Sit a full 40-question mock DTTEvery topic, 45 minutes on the clock, 35 right to pass.

Licences, law and your car

Permits, penalty points, drink driving and keeping the car legal.

Rules of the road

Speed, junctions, roundabouts, signs and sharing the road. Most of the test is here.

How the real DTT works

Book onlineBook the theory test with the official DTT service and pick a test centre and time.
40 questions, 45 minutesMultiple choice on a touch screen. Move back and forth and change answers before you finish.
35 right to passNo more than 5 mistakes. You get your result straight after the test.
Then your learner permitApply within 2 years of passing, then start your 12 EDT lessons on L plates.

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Questions people ask

How many questions are in the Irish Driver Theory Test?: 40 multiple-choice questions on a touch screen, and you need 35 right to pass. That means you can get no more than 5 wrong.
How long is the Driver Theory Test?: You get 45 minutes. You can move between questions and change answers before you finish.
How much does the Driver Theory Test cost?: The car theory test costs €45. You book it online and must bring photo ID. Your pass certificate is valid for 2 years, and you need to apply for your first learner permit within that time.
What should I study for the DTT?: The rules come from the Rules of the Road, published by the Road Safety Authority. Read it, then practise every topic here until you get them all right, and sit the mock until you pass it with room to spare.
What happens after I pass the theory test?: Your pass certificate lets you apply for a learner permit. On a car learner permit you must do 12 Essential Driver Training (EDT) lessons with an approved instructor, display L plates and drive only with a qualified accompanying driver.
Are these the real DTT questions?: No. The official question bank belongs to the Road Safety Authority. These questions were written by PassRank to test the same rules, with an explanation and a Rules of the Road reference for every answer.

Rules summarised from the Rules of the Road (© Road Safety Authority). Questions written by PassRank. These are not the official Driver Theory Test questions.