Pennsylvania (PA) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
16, 6 months
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 Pennsylvania (PA), intermediate minimum age is 16, 6 months; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m.-5 a.m; passenger restriction is first 6 months— no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17), verified against its source on 2026-09-15.
- State
- PA verified
- State name
- Pennsylvania our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 16 verified
- Mandatory holding period
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 65 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 5 of which must be in inclement weather verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16, 6 months verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 11 p.m.-5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- first 6 months— no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17) verified
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
PA | 16 | 6 months | 65 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 5 of which must be in inclement weather | 16, 6 months | 11 p.m.-5 a.m. | first 6 months— no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers | licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17) | licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table