New Brunswick Road Test: Booking and Preparation

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The New Brunswick road test moves you from a Class 7 Level 1 learner’s licence to Level 2. You can book it once you have held Level 1 for 12 months (8 with a recognized driver training course) and passed your knowledge and vision tests. Book online through Service New Brunswick or call 1-888-762-8600. The fee is $25 plus HST per attempt (as of November 2026).

Key facts

Eligible after 12 months in Level 1, or 8 months with recognized driver training.
Booked online through Service New Brunswick’s driver examination booking service or through TeleServices on 1-888-762-8600.
Held in person at a Service New Brunswick office.
Available in English or French.
Fee: $25 plus HST for each attempt (Class 7 or 5), as of November 2026.
Pass it and you move to Level 2. There is no second road test for Class 5.

How to book the New Brunswick road test

Check your date: at least 12 months since your Level 1 licence was issued, or 8 months with a recognized driver training course certificate.
Hold your issued Level 1 licence and complete the remaining eligibility requirements. A six-month deadline for completing an initial licence/exchange transaction is not a rule requiring an ordinary licensed learner to retake knowledge and vision tests merely because the 12-month practice period has passed.
Book online with Service New Brunswick or phone TeleServices on 1-888-762-8600.
Choose English or French for the test.
Pay the fee. Keep your payment receipt: you bring it on test day.

Test day checklist

Your Level 1 licence.
Your payment receipt.
A road-worthy vehicle.
The vehicle’s valid, signed registration.
Valid insurance proof for that vehicle; the digital version is accepted.
A driving-school certificate where applicable.
An accompanying driver with at least three years of experience and a valid Class 5 or equivalent licence. You may drive there under your Level 1 supervision conditions, or arrange for that driver to bring you; plan a lawful journey home as well.
Glasses or contacts if you needed them for the vision screening.

Bring physical copies of the required documents, except insurance proof, which may be digital. The digital-insurance exception does not permit phone photographs instead of the other physical documents. Check that any digital insurance can be displayed on the day.

What to practise before the test

Practise the skills the New Brunswick Driver’s Handbook teaches:

Observation: mirror and blind-spot checks (handbook section 4.8) before lane changes and turns.
Signalling: signal early before turns and lane changes.
Right-of-way: the yielding rules in Part 4 of the handbook (section 4.11).
Speed: 50 km/h in urban districts and 80 km/h elsewhere unless signs show otherwise, and slower when conditions call for it.
Following distance: at least a two-second gap in good conditions, more in rain, snow or darkness.
Parking: when parked at a curb, your vehicle must be parallel to and within 50 centimetres of the curb or shoulder edge.

The New Brunswick handbook study guide covers these in more detail.

If you fail

Book another appointment and pay the fee again ($25 plus HST as of November 2026). You stay on Level 1 rules until you pass.

Coming from another country?

If you hold a foreign licence and have not exchanged it yet, Service New Brunswick asks you to arrive at least 45 minutes early on test day to process the exchange and pay the licence fee as well as the road test fee. See Exchanging a foreign or out of province licence in Canada.

Common questions

How soon can I take the road test in New Brunswick?

After 12 months on Level 1, or 8 months if you completed a recognized driver training course.

How much is the New Brunswick road test?

$25 plus HST per attempt for Class 7 or 5, as of November 2026. Check the current fee with Service New Brunswick before booking.

Can I take the road test in French?

Yes. You can choose English or French.

Can I use a driving school car?

Any vehicle must be road-worthy with valid registration and insurance. Ask your driving school whether its car is available for tests.

Is there a road test to get Class 5?

No. After 24 months combined in Level 1 and Level 2, with at least 12 in Level 2, you apply for Class 5.

Sources

Government of New Brunswick, “Driver licence testing” (gnb.ca)
Government of New Brunswick, “Graduated drivers’ licences” (gnb.ca)
Service New Brunswick, “Driver Examinations” and “Driver Examination On-Line Booking Service” (snb.ca)
Service New Brunswick, “SNB road test appointment: clients possessing a foreign country licence” (snb.ca)
Department of Justice and Public Safety, Motor Vehicle Branch, “Driver licence requirements” (gnb.ca)
Government of New Brunswick, “New Brunswick Driver’s Handbook”, Parts 4 and 5 (gnb.ca)
Government of New Brunswick, Motor Vehicle Act, RSNB 1973, c M-17 (laws.gnb.ca)

New Brunswick Road Test: Booking, Fees and What to Bring