DRIVER'S HANDBOOK

Chapter 2: Application and Testing

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    Cost*

    A knowledge test costs $10.

    Costs for road tests:

    • Class 1 licence: $50
    • Class 2 or 3 licence: $45
    • Class 4 licence: $35
    • Class 5 licence: $30
    • Class 6 licence: $30
    • Air brake: $30**

    *Cost may change.
    ** There’s no additional charge for the air brake test if you’re taking a road test for a Class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 licence and the vehicle you are using for the test is equipped with air brakes.

    General testing information

    • Please check in 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
    • There’s a 30-minute time limit to complete a knowledge test.
    • The knowledge test is not an open book test.
    • Cellular phones and electronic devices are not allowed in the test area.
    • Only one knowledge or road test of the same class may be completed per day.
    • There’s a 14-day waiting period between the issuance date of your Learner Stage licence and the road test date for Class 2, 3 and 4 licences.
    • If you’re in the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Program and are not successful on your knowledge test, there’s a seven-day waiting period before you may take the test again.
    • For class 1, you must show you have completed an approved Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) course before you can book your Class 1 road test.
    • If you aren’t successful on your road test, there’s a 14-day waiting period before you may take the test again.
    • After four unsuccessful Class 5 road test attempts, you are required to take a minimum of two hours of professional instruction from a driving school with a permit from Manitoba Public Insurance before booking a fifth road test.
    • A signed Driving Instruction Verification form, including the driving instructor’s permit number, must be presented to an Autopac agent in order to pay for and book the fifth attempt. An additional two hours of driving instruction will be required prior to each additional attempt.

    Please note: All driving schools must have a valid permit from MPI. To ensure a school has a valid permit, customers should ask the school or instructor to see their permit or contact the Permit Unit at 204-985-8063 or permitunit@mpi.mb.ca.

    For additional information or assistance, call your Autopac agent or the following numbers:

    • in Winnipeg call 204–985–7000
    • outside Winnipeg call 1–800–665–2410

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