Driver Permit

A driver's permit, learner's permit, learner's license or provisional license, is a restricted license that is given to a person who is learning to drive, or learning special driving skills. A permit is used by jurisdictions to grant a person driving privilege(s) under supervision of another person licensed for said privilege(s). A permit may be used for an entire privilege type, some classification within a privilege type, an endorsement, or some combination of these.

So a jurisdiction may issue an individual:

• No license or permit,
• A base learners permit (and no license),
• A license and no permits, OR
• A license and one or more permits for additional privileges (e.g. a Commercial Learner's Permit).