The knowledge test
This is the written test, taken on a computer at an approved location. It is 40 questions, and you need 32 right to pass. It covers signs, signals, right of way, and the safe-driving rules in the state driver guide. Full detail is in our knowledge test guide, and you can do it as a walk-in at our Everett office.
The skills test
The skills test is the drive. An examiner rides along and scores your control, observation, decisions, and parking, and you need an 80 to pass. The maneuvers and the automatic fails are broken down in our skills test guide. If a specific maneuver keeps tripping you up, see why people fail.
Walk-in versus scheduled
Knowledge testing at our Everett Express office is walk-in: you show up during testing hours and take it, no appointment. Skills tests are scheduled, since an examiner has to ride with you. Booking ahead also lets you line up a test-day warm-up right before.
Why testing with WMST is different
Most students train at one place and test at another, with a stranger scoring them on a route they have never seen. WMST is a DOL-approved knowledge and skills examiner, so our students train and test with the same school. The instructor who coached your parallel parking is part of the team that runs the test. See the license testing page for hours and booking.