SPECIAL POINTS EXAM PA EXAMINATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ How many points for driving too fast for conditions? Answer: 2
points
◉ How many points for improper passing? Answer: 3 points
◉ How many points for failure to yield? Answer: 3 points
◉ What will happen if a driver is required to take the SPE, but fails
to do so within 30 days? Then what if s/he STILL doesn't take the
exam? Answer: PennDOT will send them a letter specifying that in
30 days, their driving privilege will be suspended. Failure to do so
after that, their license will be suspended until they take and pass
the exam, and also pay a restoration fee.
◉ What are the two types of exams used by PennDOT as sanctions?
Answer: Special Points Exam and Special On-Road Driver's Exam.
◉ What happens if a driver's privileges are suspended, and she is
convicted of driving anyway? Answer: one year suspension
,◉ What are the benefits of passing the SPE exam within 30 days of
one's notification letter? Answer: 2 points will be deducted from
their driving record.
◉ What two reasons could cause a person to have to take the Special
On-Road Driver's Examination? Answer: (a) driver's record goes
down below 6 points, then rises above 6 points again. (b) driver is
convicted of a high speed violation.
◉ What is a departmental hearing? Answer: A sanction in which a
driver must meet with a PennDOT examiner; PennDOT notifies the
driver that s/he must arrive on a specific date, at a specified time
and location.
◉ What two reasons cause a driver to have to attend a type 2
hearing? Answer: (a) a driver's points go down below 6, then rise
again to 6 or more a second time (b) a driver takes the SPE, then gets
another point violation within 12 months.
◉ What causes a driver to have to attend a type 3 hearing? Answer:
driver's record goes below 6 points, then rises to 6 or more for a
third (or subsequent) time.
, ◉ What are some possible penalties of having to attend a type 2
hearing? Answer: 15 day suspension, Special On-Road Driver's
Examination, and/or a Knowledge test.
◉ What happens if a driver fails to attend a type 2 hearing? Answer:
60 day suspension.
◉ What is a possible outcome of a type 3 hearing? Answer: 30 day
suspension
◉ What are the consequences of failing to attend a type 3 hearing?
Answer: suspension of driving privilege until you attend the hearing,
surrender your license, and pay a restoration fee.
◉ What causes a driver to have to attend a high speed hearing?
Answer: driving 31 mph or more above the posted speed limit.
◉ What are the possible outcomes of a high speed hearing? Answer:
15 day suspension, a knowledge test, and/or the Special On-Road
Driver's Examination
◉ What are the consequences of failing to attend a high speed
hearing? Answer: 60 day suspension of your driving privilege.
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ How many points for driving too fast for conditions? Answer: 2
points
◉ How many points for improper passing? Answer: 3 points
◉ How many points for failure to yield? Answer: 3 points
◉ What will happen if a driver is required to take the SPE, but fails
to do so within 30 days? Then what if s/he STILL doesn't take the
exam? Answer: PennDOT will send them a letter specifying that in
30 days, their driving privilege will be suspended. Failure to do so
after that, their license will be suspended until they take and pass
the exam, and also pay a restoration fee.
◉ What are the two types of exams used by PennDOT as sanctions?
Answer: Special Points Exam and Special On-Road Driver's Exam.
◉ What happens if a driver's privileges are suspended, and she is
convicted of driving anyway? Answer: one year suspension
,◉ What are the benefits of passing the SPE exam within 30 days of
one's notification letter? Answer: 2 points will be deducted from
their driving record.
◉ What two reasons could cause a person to have to take the Special
On-Road Driver's Examination? Answer: (a) driver's record goes
down below 6 points, then rises above 6 points again. (b) driver is
convicted of a high speed violation.
◉ What is a departmental hearing? Answer: A sanction in which a
driver must meet with a PennDOT examiner; PennDOT notifies the
driver that s/he must arrive on a specific date, at a specified time
and location.
◉ What two reasons cause a driver to have to attend a type 2
hearing? Answer: (a) a driver's points go down below 6, then rise
again to 6 or more a second time (b) a driver takes the SPE, then gets
another point violation within 12 months.
◉ What causes a driver to have to attend a type 3 hearing? Answer:
driver's record goes below 6 points, then rises to 6 or more for a
third (or subsequent) time.
, ◉ What are some possible penalties of having to attend a type 2
hearing? Answer: 15 day suspension, Special On-Road Driver's
Examination, and/or a Knowledge test.
◉ What happens if a driver fails to attend a type 2 hearing? Answer:
60 day suspension.
◉ What is a possible outcome of a type 3 hearing? Answer: 30 day
suspension
◉ What are the consequences of failing to attend a type 3 hearing?
Answer: suspension of driving privilege until you attend the hearing,
surrender your license, and pay a restoration fee.
◉ What causes a driver to have to attend a high speed hearing?
Answer: driving 31 mph or more above the posted speed limit.
◉ What are the possible outcomes of a high speed hearing? Answer:
15 day suspension, a knowledge test, and/or the Special On-Road
Driver's Examination
◉ What are the consequences of failing to attend a high speed
hearing? Answer: 60 day suspension of your driving privilege.
