From what distance must your horn be audible?
PEI Class 7 overview
PEI Class 7: Vehicle registration and equipment
Registration, ownership transfer and inspection, rejected vehicles, headlights and daytime running lights, horn, mirrors, window tint, loads, tires and non-resident vehicles.
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Study reference: PEI Driver's Handbook (2022 PDF edition), Ch. 1 Your Driver's Licence — Vehicle registration, Motor vehicle safety inspection, Required vehicle equipment, pp. 22–37
All 13 questions in this test
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From what distance must your horn be audible?
- 15 metres
- 150 metres
- 60 metres
- 30 metres
You live in Nova Scotia and visit PEI in your own car. How long each year may you drive it here without registering it in PEI?
- Up to four months
- Up to one year
- Up to 30 days
- Up to 120 days only if working
How often must most registered vehicles in PEI pass a safety inspection?
- Every five years
- Every year
- Only when sold
- Every two years
Your load sticks out 1.5 metres past the back of your truck during the day. What must you display?
- Your hazard lights only
- A slow-moving vehicle sign on the load
- A red flag at the end of the load
- Nothing in daylight
Which vehicles must have daytime running lights?
- Only vehicles with tinted windows
- Only commercial trucks
- All vehicles from 1990 and newer
- All vehicles from 2010 and newer
Your vehicle fails its safety inspection. How long do you have to fix the defects and get it re-inspected?
- 7 days
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 10 days
Where is aftermarket window tint not allowed on a PEI vehicle?
- On any window if mirrors are fitted
- On the rear side windows
- On the windshield and front side windows
- On the rear window
You sell your car to a neighbour. Within how many days must you notify Highway Safety?
- 24 hours
- 10 days
- Seven days
- 30 days
Is it legal to drive with only parking lights on when headlights are required?
- Yes, in town only
- Yes, in light fog
- No, it is illegal
- Yes, at dusk
Can a vehicle with a rejected inspection sticker be used for your road test?
- No, it will not be accepted
- Yes, if an adult rides along
- Yes, within the 10-day period
- Only if the defect is minor
Below what tread depth must a tire be replaced?
- 0.5 mm
- 5 mm
- 3 mm
- 1.6 mm
When does a PEI vehicle registration expire?
- At the end of March
- On the registered owner's birthday
- On the date the vehicle was bought
- On December 31 each year
Besides sunset to sunrise, when must your headlights be on?
- When you can't see a vehicle or person 150 m ahead
- Only when it is raining heavily
- Only on highways where the speed limit is over 80 km/h
- Whenever the radio is on
Vehicle registration and equipment: key rules to remember
Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗
Vehicle registration (pp. 22–29)
- Vehicle and any trailer must be registered, licensed for their class, with proper plates and valid inspection stickers.
- One number plate is issued for all vehicles; mounted at least 200 mm from the ground (bottom of plate); kept clean and legible; lit at night.
- Registration permit stays in the vehicle and must be shown to an officer or inspector on request.
- Non-resident private passenger vehicle: up to four months a year without PEI registration; non-resident soliciting business: up to 10 days a year.
- Registration name/address change: notify within 30 days. Registrations expire on the owner's birthday (or company registration date).
- Transfer of ownership: seller notifies Highway Safety within seven days; buyer transfers registration within seven days.
- Most vehicles and trailers need a yearly safety inspection; sticker valid to the end of the same month the next year; keep the inspection report in the vehicle.
Motor vehicle safety inspection (p. 30)
- Rejected vehicle: 10 days to fix and re-inspect (not permission to drive an unsafe vehicle); a rejected sticker is not accepted for a road test vehicle.
- A bought vehicle can't be registered without a valid approval sticker.
- Newcomers: private passenger vehicle inspected in NS or NB accepted for one year; others must be inspected in PEI first.
Required equipment (pp. 31–37)
- At least two head lamps with high and low beams; aftermarket headlight covers not permitted.
- Lights on from sunset to sunrise and whenever you can't see a person or vehicle 150 m ahead; parking lights alone are illegal then. Vehicles 1990 and newer must have daytime running lights.
- Two red tail lamps visible 150 m; white plate light readable from 15 m.
- Flashing red to the front only on ambulances, police (red and blue), fire vehicles, school buses loading, volunteer firefighters' cars in an emergency; hearses use purple. Amber flashing for tow/service trucks, road maintenance and snow removal vehicles, school buses.
- Two stop lights visible 150 m in normal sunlight.
- Brakes with two separate means of application; parking brake working.
- Horn audible at 60 m; offence to use a bell, siren or whistle on a private vehicle or the horn unnecessarily.
- Mirror showing at least 60 m behind; both outside mirrors needed when trailer or load blocks the rear view.
- No aftermarket tint on the windshield or front side windows; allowed on rear side and rear windows if you have two side mirrors.
- Load more than 1.2 m beyond the rear: red flag at least 0.3 m square by day, red light visible 150 m at night.
- Slow-moving vehicle sign for vehicles unable to exceed 40 km/h and all farm tractors.
- Tires must be replaced below 1.6 mm (2/32 in) tread in any three locations 120 degrees apart.
- Disabled vehicle at night (lamps required): three lighted lanterns or flares — 30 m behind, 30 m ahead, and one about 3 m on the traffic side (rules apply to vehicles required to carry them).
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Other topics
- Sign shapes and coloursThe stop, yield and speed limit shapes, what red and green mean on a sign, regulatory, school zone and slow-moving vehicle shapes, wrong-way and playground signs, and square information signs.
- Regulatory signs and lane arrowsDo not enter, no turn and no U-turn signs, one-way and keep right signs, no stopping and no parking, lane arrow signs, the hazard warning marker, school bus stop ahead lights and pedestrian and cycling prohibitions.
- Warning signsNarrow bridges, divided highways, lane endings, stop and signal ahead, chevrons and curve speeds, merges, hills, slippery roads, trucks, T intersections, bicycles, snowmobiles and bridges that freeze first.
- Construction zones and railway crossingsOrange construction signs, flagpersons, the 60 km/h construction zone limit, and railway crossing signs, lights and stopping distances for driving outside PEI, which has no railways.
- Traffic lights and signalsGreen, amber and red lights, green arrows, right turns on red, flashing red and amber lights, school signal lights, pedestrians at signals and police directions.
- Pavement markings and crosswalksYellow and white lines, solid and broken lines, crosshatch markings, stop lines, crosswalk lines, intersection arrows, school crosswalks and special crosswalks with flashing beacons.
- Class 7 permit and graduated licensingWho may apply, documents, the knowledge and vision tests, Stage 1 supervision, passenger and night-time rules, the L decal, waiting periods, the Novice Driver Course and Stages 2 and 3.
- Demerit points and suspensionsWarning, interview and suspension thresholds, new-driver point limits in Stages 2 and 3, point values for common offences, probation, courses that affect points and impoundment.
- Impaired and distracted drivingZero BAC for GDL drivers, the .05 to .08 range, 24-hour and 90-day suspensions, cancellations for convictions, rehabilitation and ignition interlock, alcohol and drug effects, and the hand-held phone ban.
- Speed limits and following distancePEI's basic urban, construction zone and unpaved road limits, the 60 km/h school zone and its hours, doubled fines, slow driving, the three-second rule and stopping distance.
- Right of way and pedestriansFour-way stops, left turns, driveways, stop and yield signs, emergency vehicles, funeral processions with purple lights, crosswalks, white canes and walking on highways.
- Turning, signalling and passingLane changes and blind spots, signalling distances, safe turns, waiting to turn left, right on red, U-turn rules, where passing is forbidden and being passed.
- School buses, trucks and cyclistsAmber and red school bus lights and the 6-metre rule, truck and bus No-Zones, wide right turns, sharing the road with cyclists, bicycle equipment and e-bikes.
- Parking, stopping and backingNo-parking distances from hydrants, crosswalks, stop signs and railway tracks, parallel and angle parking, leaving a vehicle, breakdowns and safe backing.
- Highways, town driving and roundaboutsAcceleration and deceleration lanes, merging, low shoulders, lane use on four-lane highways, town driving, and signalling and lane choice in single- and dual-lane roundabouts.
- Night, winter and bad weatherDimming headlights, over-driving headlights, studded tire dates, winter stopping distances, ABS, black ice, being stranded, skids, wet roads, hydroplaning and fog.
- Seat belts, child seats and collisionsWho must buckle up, infant, toddler and booster seats, belt fit and air bags, when to report a collision, what to report and what to do first at a crash scene.