Snowmobile - S
See the steps you need to go through to obtain a driving licence for category S. You can see your progress in your driver training on Your page.
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When you have completed the Basic Traffic Course, you will be issued a learner’s permit (provisional driving licence) which gives you the right to practise
You must take the Basic Traffic Course before you can take driving lessons with a driving school or practise driving with a lay instructor.
The Basic Traffic Course is mandatory and consists of 17 hours of instruction. This will give you a basic understanding of what it means to be a driver. You must be at least 15 years old in order to take the Basic Traffic Course at a driving school.
You may also take the course in Year 10 in secondary school.
What do you learn in the Basic Traffic Course?
- About driver training and traffic awareness
- About traffic and the driver’s role
- About interaction and human factors in traffic
- About driver training, practice driving and driving experience
- About traffic accidents: your responsibilities and first aid
- About traffic accidents: what to do?
- About night driving (course)
About night driving
If your practical driving test takes place between 16 March and 31 October you can take the night driving course after you have passed the practical driving test.
Learner’s permit
When you have completed the Basic Traffic Course, you will be issued a learner’s permit (provisional driving licence) which gives you the right to practise driving. You must show your learner’s permit and valid proof of identity with a photograph if you are stopped for inspection. This applies both when you are taking driving lessons with a driving school and when you are practice driving with a lay instructor.
Where will you find the permit?
You can log in to Your page and show your learner’s permit from the website. You may also present the original paper version of your learner's permit, issued by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
A printout or picture of the permit from Your page is insufficient if you are stopped for inspection.
Is your learner’s permit valid?
Once you have completed the Basic Traffic Course, including night driving course, your learner’s permit is valid until you receive your driving licence. If you take the Basic Traffic Course in the time period from 16 March to 31 October, you will not be able to take the night driving course. In this case, your learner's permit will be valid until 1 November the same year. After this, you must complete the nightdriving course before you can practise driving again.
You can see how long your permit is valid on the permit itself. The online version of your permit at Your page will tell you whether you have completed your night driving course and whether your learner’s permit is valid.
Have you lost your learner’s permit?
You can always find your learner’s permit at Your page. You may also contact a driver and vehicle licensing office (trafikkstasjon) and ask for a new learner’s permit to be sent to you by post.
Are you more than 25 years old?
If so, you are exempt from parts of the Basic Traffic Course, and may practice drive without a learner’s permit. Remember to always carry valid proof of identity.
First aid and night driving are mandatory components for everyone. You may complete the night driving course after the practical driving test if you take the test between 16 March and 31 October.
Do you already have a driving licence?
If so, you are not required to take the Basic Traffic Course and may proceed to the next step.
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At this step you will learn about the snowmobile (snow scooter) and snowmobile driving, and learn basic snowmobile driving skills.
Mandatory basic theory course
Step 2 begins with a 3-hour mandatory basic theory course at a driving school. In this course you will learn about the use of motor vehicles in the mountains, appropriate clothing and required safety equipment on a snowmobile drive.
Mandatory practical training
When you have completed the basic theory course, you are to complete 3 hours of practical training at a driving school. You are to become familiar with the snowmobile, and develop an awareness of the challenges of using a snowmobile in low temperatures and in different environments. You will learn basic driving techniques and skills, snowmobile maintenance and how to carry out a safety check.
Driving practice with a lay instructor
Before you start practising with a lay instructor, check the rules in force in your area.
Mandatory end-of-step assessment
Towards the end of step 2, you and your instructor will jointly assess whether you have the skills required to go to step 3.
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At this step you will learn how to drive in a safe, independent and environmentally friendly manner, under varying conditions.
Mandatory training
At step 3 you are to complete 4 hours of mandatory training. Of these, at least 3 hours will consist of independent driving in varying terrain. You will learn how to
- adjust your driving to the terrain, weather and surface conditions, the environment and other users of nature (wildlife etc.).
- understand the danger of overturning on uneven ground and on loosely packed snow.
- drive with a passenger and with a loaded trailer sledge, and how to handle the challenges this involves.
Driving practice with a lay instructor
Before you start practising with a lay instructor, check the rules in force in your area.
Mandatory end-of-step assessment
Towards the end of step 3, you and your instructor will jointly assess whether you have the skills required to go to step 4.
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At this step you will develop your skills to a level where you can drive responsibly and without disturbing or inflicting unnecessary damage on nature.
Mandatory safety course in nature
At step 4 you are to complete a 7-hour safety course in a nature area. In this course you will learn
- how to prepare for a drive
- how to make good decisions while driving
- about emergency procedure and first aid in the event of an accident.
The course begins with 2 hours of training in preparing for a drive. Of the remaining 5 hours, at least 3 hours will consist of independent and continuous driving on and off a track, in part while towing a loaded sledge.
Driving practice with a lay instructor
Before you start practising with a lay instructor, check the rules in force in your area.
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You take the theory test at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office. You must book an appointment for this. You need to apply for a driving licence first.
You can also fill in an application form on paper, and send it to us by mail.
The theory test is the final test in in this category. Before you take the test, you must have completed all mandatory training and it must be registered. You must have passed the age of 16. In addition, if you do not already have a driving licence, your conduct must have been approved by the police. You can see if your conduct has been approved and your training has been registered on Your page.
You need to book the theory test in advance. When you present yourself for the theory test, you will have to show valid proof of identity and pay the fee for the theory test. You take the theory test on a computer in our test room, and you will be given your result immediately after completing the test.
Assisted theory test
You may apply for an assisted theory test if you have difficulties reading and understanding the questions. Such tests are carried out with an examiner present in order to help you understand what is written in the questions.