Indiana road tests are administered by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). You need 50 supervised hours before testing — 10 at night. Indiana requires State Form 54706 at the testing counter. The examiner checks it before you start.

State Form 54706

Indiana requires this form. The examiner checks it at the counter before your road test. Without it, you don’t test. The form must show 50 hours with at least 10 at night, signed by a parent or guardian.

Get Form 54706 from any BMV branch or the Indiana BMV website. Fill it out completely. Don’t leave spaces blank.

What the test covers

Indiana road tests run on public streets near the BMV location. Examiners score using a standard form.

Skills tested:

Left and right turns at intersections
Stopping at signs and signals
Lane changes
Parallel parking at most locations
Backing
Speed management
Following distance
Observation habits

What gets people failed

Not stopping at stop signs. The most common road test failure in Indiana. Complete stop, wheels stopped, before proceeding.

Parallel parking. Indiana tests parallel parking at most locations. Hitting cones, mounting the curb, or failing to end up within a reasonable distance of the curb are common failures.

Not checking blind spots. Signal, check mirror, check blind spot with a head turn, then change lanes. The head turn is the part people skip. Examiners watch for it.

Turning into the wrong lane. Left turns go to the left lane, right turns to the right lane. Drifting wide is a consistent deduction.

Speed. Indiana residential default is 30 mph in most areas. Exceeding the posted limit during the test costs points.

Before the test

Indiana requires 50 hours and a 6-month permit hold.

Bring:

Valid Indiana learner’s permit
State Form 54706 (completed, signed, showing 50 hours / 10 night)
Vehicle registration and current insurance
Parent or guardian if under 18

Tracking your hours

Indiana’s Form 54706 requires a clear day/night split. Tracking this separately from the beginning avoids having to reconstruct it later.

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