Virginia DMV handbooks

The DMV publishes a handbook for each written test. Every question on the Virginia knowledge tests comes from them, so read the one for your license before practicing.

Links checked on August 24, 2026. They open the agency's own copy; nothing is hosted here.

Skyline Drive winding along the Blue Ridge Mountains of Shenandoah, in Virginia
Shenandoah Skyline Drive

How to study with the handbook

  1. Read the chapters on signs, right-of-way and safe driving first: they are the bulk of every test.
  2. Note the numbers specific to Virginia: speed limits, alcohol limits, points and teen license rules.
  3. Take a practice test, and go back to the handbook for every question you miss.