Vermont (VT) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Vermont (VT), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is none; passenger restriction is first 3 months—no passengers without exception; second 3 months—no passengers secondary enforcement; night restriction lifted is none; passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 73: In Vermont, driver education is required for license applicants younger than 18, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.
- State
- VT verified
- State name
- Vermont our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15 verified
- Mandatory holding period
- 12 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- none verified
- Passenger restriction
- first 3 months—no passengers without exception; second 3 months—no passengers secondary enforcement verified
- Night restriction lifted
- none verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 73: In Vermont, driver education is required for license applicants younger than 18. 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
VT | 15 | 12 months | 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 Footnote 73 | none | first 3 months—no passengers without exception; second 3 months—no passengers secondary enforcement | none | 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