Vermont Permit Driving Log: How to Record 40 Hours, VN-210 Rules

Vermont requires teens to log every supervised driving session on Form VN-210 before the road test - 40 total hours with at least 10 at night, signed by a qualifying supervisor. These hours are in addition to your 6 hours of driver's education instruction. Adults 18+ do not have the 40-hour or 10-night-hour logging requirement. For applicants under 18, the 40 hours are separate from the 6 hours of behind-the-wheel driver education. Current Vermont DMV guidance also requires holding the learner permit for one year before the road test. Teen applicants must log all required practice hours on an official form or app. Understanding the full Vermont 40-hour supervised driving log VN-210 process helps you avoid delays and wasted trips.

How Many Practice Hours Does Vermont DMV Require by Age?

The rules are different for practice-hour logging, driver education, and the permit holding period.

The 40 supervised hours, including 10 at night, are a Junior Operator License requirement for applicants under 18. Those hours are separate from the 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction in an approved driver's education course. The one-year learner-permit holding period is a separate requirement before the road test.

Who Can Supervise Vermont Permit Practice Sessions?

Logged practice must be completed with a qualifying, unimpaired supervisor. A licensed parent or guardian, a driver-education instructor, a DMV examiner, or another licensed person age 25 or older can qualify. For full supervisor eligibility rules, see the Vermont permit driving-rules guide.

Does the Parent Have to Supervise All 40 Vermont Practice Hours?

No. A practice session can be supervised by any person who legally qualifies to supervise a Vermont learner. For a Junior Driver's License, the parent or guardian still certifies that the required practice was completed.

How to Log Supervised Driving Hours for Vermont DMV

If you are under 18, you must document every practice session, you cannot estimate hours retroactively if you forget. Two official logging methods are accepted.

• Official Paper Form (VN-210): Use the Vermont DMV's Driving Practice Log Sheet. Record date, duration, conditions, and supervisor signature for each drive.
• RoadReady Mobile App: This GPS-based app automatically tracks and categorizes day vs. night driving. You must export and print the final log; you cannot just show your phone.

A Rutland DMV examiner recently rejected a log where a teen claimed 8 hours of driving in a single day. The examiner noted it was unrealistic and asked for more consistent, 1-2 hour session logs spread over weeks.

What if you run out of space on Vermont Form VN-210? Attach additional log sheets and include those hours in the grand total. Keep the entries complete so the full 40 hours, including the required nighttime practice, can be reviewed together.

What Log Rules Does Vermont DMV Enforce at the Road Test?

Examiners scrutinize your log book before accepting your road test, these details matter more than most applicants expect.

• Original Wet Signatures Required: You must present the original paper log with real ink signatures from your supervisors. Photocopies, scans, or digital signatures on the printed VN-210 form are not accepted for the road test.
• No Lamination: Do not laminate your learner's permit or the log sheet. Examiners need to write directly on these documents, and lamination invalidates them, causing automatic rejection at the counter.
• No Ditto Marks: Do not use ditto marks (") or vertical arrows to repeat information on your log sheet. Examiners require every date, time, and signature to be written out individually to prevent rejection.
• Consistent Handwriting Matters: If an examiner in Burlington finds suspicious entries, like identical handwriting for all entries or a completed 40-hour log in just two weeks, they can deny your test and refer the case for potential license suspension.

One Essex applicant's parent signed the log in pencil, Vermont requires ink on all official DMV documents. Voided; ink-signed version required. Vermont consent and log forms state ink-only on every signature line; pencil fails every time.

What Counts Toward Vermont's 40 Required Practice Hours?

Not all time behind the wheel counts equally, examiners draw a clear line between what qualifies and what doesn't.

• What Counts: All supervised driving with a properly licensed supervisor. Driving late at night counts toward your 10 night hours if you are properly supervised. The midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew only applies after you get your Junior Operator License and are driving unsupervised.
• What Doesn't Count: Time spent as a passenger during driver's ed observation does not count as practice driving. The 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction from your state-approved driver's ed course do not count toward your 40-hour requirement.
• Falsification Penalties: Falsifying a log is fraud. A Montpelier applicant had a parent sign for 40 hours but only had records for 32. The examiner required the teen to complete and properly log the missing 8 hours before rescheduling, causing a 6-week delay.

What Counts as Nighttime Driving for Vermont's 10-Hour Requirement?

For the required nighttime practice, Vermont counts driving from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise. Practice outside that window can still count toward the 40-hour total, but not toward the 10 nighttime hours.

What Practice-Log Requirement Must Be Ready for the Vermont Road Test?

For this topic, the key road-test step is making sure the required practice log is complete and ready to present. Road-test booking, vehicle condition, insurance, registration, and test-day documents are covered in the dedicated Vermont road-test guides rather than repeated here.