New Hampshire (NH) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
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The earliest age your teen may drive without an adult in the car — the intermediate (provisional) licence age. Night-time and passenger limits still apply until the points shown below. From the IIHS graduated-licensing table row quoted on the record page.
For New Hampshire (NH), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 1 a.m.-4 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger younger than 25; night restriction lifted is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.), verified against its source on 2026-09-15.
- State
- NH verified
- State name
- New Hampshire our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15, 6 months verified
- Mandatory holding period
- none verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 1 a.m.-4 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger younger than 25 verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 47: New Hampshire does not issue learner's permits. At age 15, 6 months a person can drive while supervised by a licensed driver 25 or older. License applicants who are younger than 18 must take driver education. our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
NH | 15, 6 months Footnote 47 | none | 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 | 1 a.m.-4 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger younger than 25 | age 18 | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table