Pass the WA Learner's Permit Theory Test

Preparing for the Western Australian learner's permit theory test, whether you are 16 and about to book it, supervising a learner, or new to the state? This guide explains the WA road rules in the order of the Drive Safe handbook, points out the traps, and then lets you practise until the answers come without hesitation.
The Department of Transport says the computerised theory test has 30 multiple choice questions and that you need at least 24 correct to pass. The five mock tests in this book have 30 questions each and are marked the same way, so you know where you stand before test day.
What is inside:
- 12 short chapters you can read on a phone: the learner's permit and how the theory test works, P plates and demerit points, speed, alcohol, drugs, fatigue and phones, seat belts and child restraints, signs and signals, intersections and roundabouts, keeping left and overtaking, pedestrians, cyclists, trains and buses, stopping and parking, crashes and emergencies, and a chapter for interstate and overseas licence holders
- 4 appendices: checklists from learner's permit to full licence, numbers to remember, a glossary of WA driving terms, and a seven-day revision plan
- 300 original questions, every one with the correct answer and a short explanation: 150 practice questions by chapter and 5 full mock tests of 30 questions
- 3 Test Yourself questions at the end of each chapter
Rules are current at the time of writing. Where a point could not be confirmed, the book says so and tells you to check with the Department of Transport. Rules for overseas licence holders change on 31 October 2026, so check the Department's pages before you book.
All questions are original. This is an independent study guide: it is not produced, endorsed or approved by the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure or any test provider, and it does not contain real test questions. It does not replace the Drive Safe handbook.
Part of the Pass the Test series.
Method of creation: this book was written with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under the author's direction; every rule was written from its source text and reviewed and every practice question was written for this book.