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Key Facts: Kiribati Driving Licence Written Test Exam

written + practical

Tests a competent driver must pass (as prescribed by Regulation)

Traffic Act 2017 s.4 definition of competent driver (KLTA signed PDF)

over 18

Learner-permit application threshold stated in section 21

Traffic Act 2017 s.21 (KLTA signed PDF)

25 years

Minimum age for a bus or commercial licence (except a government bus)

Traffic Act 2017 s.24 (KLTA resources)

40 km/h

Default built-up-area speed limit if no sign applies

Road Rules r.5 (KLTA Traffic Act 2017 digest)

0.05 g/100 ml

Prescribed BAC for a private-vehicle driver (0.00 for learner, bus and commercial)

Traffic Act 2017 s.4 prescribed blood alcohol concentration (KLTA resources)

AUD 50

One penalty unit

Traffic Act 2017 s.5 (KLTA resources)

6 weeks

How long a visiting foreign licence is treated as a Kiribati licence after arrival

Traffic Act 2017 s.31 (KLTA resources)

Kiribati's Traffic Act 2017 requires a written test and a practical test, as prescribed by Regulation, before KLTA issues a driver's licence. Official written-test item type, length, time, pass mark, language and weighted outline are unpublished. Independent English MCQ study by OpenExamPrep covers keep-left driving, Kiribati speed defaults, learner rules and zero BAC for learners, bus and commercial drivers. It is a study aid, not an official translation or format simulation.

Sample Kiribati Driving Licence Written Test Practice Questions

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1Under Traffic Act 2017 section 21, who may apply to the Authority for a Kiribati learner's permit?

A.A person over the age of 18

B.A person over the age of 16

C.A person over the age of 17

D.A person over the age of 21

Explanation: Section 21(1) of the Traffic Act 2017 states that a person over the age of 18 may apply to the Authority for a learner's permit. The application must be on the approved form, with proof of identity and age and the prescribed fee. Age 16 or 17 may apply in some other countries, but those thresholds are not the Kiribati statutory age.

2When may a Kiribati learner drive a private motor vehicle on a road?

A.Only on feeder roads with a maximum speed of 20 km/h

B.Only if a holder of a driver's licence for that class is sitting beside the learner

C.Only if an L-plate is displayed, even if the learner is alone

D.Only during daylight hours, with or without a supervisor

Explanation: Section 21(3)(b) and 21(5) require that, for a motor vehicle other than a motor bike, the learner must drive only if a licensed driver for that class is sitting beside the learner. The learner must also carry the permit. The Act does not substitute an L-plate or a daylight-only rule for the supervising-driver duty.

3For which vehicle does the Traffic Act 2017 not require a licensed driver to sit beside a learner?

A.A government motor vehicle

B.A bus

C.A motor bike

D.A private motor vehicle

Explanation: Section 20(4) and section 21 treat a motor bike as the exception: a learner of a vehicle other than a motor bike must have a licensed driver of that class sitting next to or beside them. A car, government vehicle or bus learner still needs that supervisor.

4What is the minimum age to hold a Kiribati driver's licence for a private motor vehicle?

A.16 years

B.17 years

C.21 years

D.18 years

Explanation: Section 24(1)(b) sets 18 years as the age requirement for a private motor vehicle driver's licence. The same 18-year threshold applies to a motor bike and a government motor vehicle. Bus and commercial licences (except a government bus) require 25 years.

5What is the minimum age to hold a Kiribati driver's licence for a bus or commercial vehicle (except a government bus)?

A.25 years

B.18 years

C.21 years

D.23 years

Explanation: Section 24(1)(d) requires 25 years for a bus or commercial vehicle except for a government bus. Eighteen is the age for motor bike, private and government motor vehicles. Extra experience rules in sections 25 and 26 sit on top of this age, they do not lower it.

6How does Traffic Act 2017 section 4 define a competent driver?

A.A person who has paid the prescribed fee, with no test required

B.A person who has passed a written and practical test as prescribed by Regulation

C.A person who has held a learner's permit for six months

D.A person who has completed 40 hours of paid driving-school lessons

Explanation: The interpretation section defines a competent driver as a person who has satisfactorily demonstrated and has passed a written and practical test as prescribed by Regulation to be issued a driver's licence. Section 22 also requires the applicant to demonstrate competence by passing a driving test as required in the Schedule. Holding a permit for a set number of months or completing a published hour count is not the statutory definition.

7Before the Authority may issue a commercial-vehicle licence, how long must the applicant have held a private motor-vehicle licence?

A.At least two years

B.No prior private licence is required if the applicant is 25

C.At least one year

D.At least six months

Explanation: Section 25 requires, in addition to the age rules, that the person has held a licence for a private motor vehicle for at least one year, has demonstrated competence for the commercial class, and has not been convicted of a serious traffic offence as defined in section 4 in the last five years. Two years is the bus-licence private-holding period in section 26, not the commercial period.

8Before the Authority may issue a bus licence, how long must the applicant have held a private motor-vehicle licence?

A.At least one year

B.At least six months

C.At least five years

D.At least two years

Explanation: Section 26 requires a bus-licence applicant to have held a private motor-vehicle licence for at least two years, to demonstrate competence (by a driving test or otherwise), to have been free of a serious traffic offence for five years, and to have demonstrated experience driving in traffic. One year is the commercial-licence holding period in section 25.

9For how long after arriving in Kiribati is a visitor holding a foreign driver's licence taken to hold a Kiribati licence for the class they are licensed to drive?

A.Six weeks

B.Two weeks

C.Three months

D.One year

Explanation: Section 31(1) treats a visiting holder of a foreign licence, driving a vehicle of the licensed class, as holding a Kiribati licence for six weeks after arriving. Subsection (2) then requires a local licence if the person stays six weeks continually or more than three months in any calendar year.

10When must a person who stays in Kiribati obtain a driver's licence from the Authority even if they hold a foreign licence?

A.Only if their foreign licence is not in English

B.If they stay six weeks continually or more than three months in any calendar year

C.Only if they stay more than one year

D.Immediately on the day they arrive

Explanation: Section 31(2) requires a local Authority licence if the person stays in Kiribati for six weeks continually or for more than three months in any calendar year. The penalty for contravention is two penalty units. Language of the foreign licence is not the statutory trigger.

About the Kiribati Driving Licence Written Test Exam

The Kiribati Driving Licence Written Test is the knowledge part of the driving test that Traffic Act 2017 section 4 requires a competent driver to pass, together with a practical test, before the Kiribati Land Transport Authority may issue a driver's licence. Independent English-language MCQ study by OpenExamPrep covers the Act and the Road Rules Schedule that KLTA publishes for officers and citizens: keep as near as practicable to the far left, default speed limits (40 km/h built-up, 20 km/h feeder, 30 km/h church/school/bus-stop/pedestrian-crossing, 60 km/h other roads, 30 km/h for 5-tonne unladen vehicles), the statute's over-18 learner-permit threshold and supervising-driver rule except on a motor bike, BAC 0.05 g/100 ml for private drivers and 0.00 g/100 ml for learner, bus and commercial drivers, and kava treated as a drug for this Act only. This bank is not an official KLTA paper, not a practical-test simulation, and not a claim that unpublished item counts or pass marks have been released.

Exam sponsor: Kiribati Land Transport Authority (KLTA), a Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport state-owned enterprise responsible for driving licences. The Commissioner of Police is the enforcement officer named in the Traffic Act 2017.. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

A statutory written test plus the Schedule Two practical Driver Competency Test for a Kiribati driver's licence issued by the Kiribati Land Transport Authority. Schedule Two assesses vehicle controls, observation, turns, speed control, parking, reversing, overtaking, night driving and driving on busy or unfamiliar roads. Public sources do not give a detailed written-test outline or weights, so the percentages below describe this practice bank's allocation across the Traffic Act and Road Rules, not an official blueprint. This English-language MCQ bank is not a practical-test simulation or official translation.

Time Limit

Not officially published as a single fixed time limit for the written test.

Passing Score

Not officially published as a percentage or item score. The Authority must be satisfied the applicant is a competent driver (written and practical tests as prescribed by Regulation).

Exam / Certification Fees

Prescribed fee on the learner-permit and driver's-licence application forms (Traffic Act 2017 ss.21–22). The current dollar amount is not published on KLTA's public portal; confirm at KLTA, Takoronga, Betio.

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Official sources

Kiribati Land Transport Authority · Source checked 2026-09-19
KLTA Traffic Act 2017 legal database (Road Rules digest) · Source checked 2026-09-19
Traffic Act 2017 (signed by Te Beretitenti) — KLTA PDF · Source checked 2026-09-19
Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport — KLTA as SOE · Source checked 2026-09-19

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

18%

Licensing and Learner Permits

Licence by vehicle class, the over-18 learner-permit threshold, supervising-driver rule, ages 18 and 25 for licence classes, commercial and bus experience, practical competencies, Tarawa/Kiritimati validity, and foreign-licence limits.

13%

Speed Limits and Speeding Penalties

Unsigned default limits including the 5-tonne 30 km/h cap, and first- versus subsequent-offence penalty-unit bands.

10%

Turns, Signals and U-turns

Left/right positioning, 15-second-or-sufficient-notice indicators, U-turn give way, and brake-light stop signals.

12%

Giving Way, Stop Signs and Vulnerable Users

Two-second stop, give way to the right, T intersections, pedestrian crossings, and emergency vehicles.

12%

Keeping Left, Overtaking and Roundabouts

Far-left positioning, overtaking on the right, no overtaking at speed bumps or protected zones, and clockwise roundabouts.

12%

Drink, Drug and Kava Driving

0.05 and 0.00 g/100 ml BAC limits, kava as a drug for this Act, refusal deemed high-range, and first-offence penalty bands.

Parking and Stopping

Securing a parked vehicle, children under 15, bus-stop and crossing clearances, loading zones, and 10 m from intersections.

10%

Vehicle Safety and Equipment

Seatbelts where fitted, both child-restraint alternatives, helmets, phones, eating while driving, high beam, tint including the upper-windscreen rule, and dimension/overhang rules.

Registration, Accidents and Enforcement

Plates and registration periods, crash stop-and-report duties, 14-day penalty notices, and the AUD 50 penalty unit.

Preparing for the Kiribati Driving Licence Written Test Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Not officially published as a percentage or item score. The Authority must be satisfied the applicant is a competent driver (written and practical tests as prescribed by Regulation).
Assessment: A statutory written test plus the Schedule Two practical Driver Competency Test for a Kiribati driver's licence issued by the Kiribati Land Transport Authority. Schedule Two assesses vehicle controls, observation, turns, speed control, parking, reversing, overtaking, night driving and driving on busy or unfamiliar roads. Public sources do not give a detailed written-test outline or weights, so the percentages below describe this practice bank's allocation across the Traffic Act and Road Rules, not an official blueprint. This English-language MCQ bank is not a practical-test simulation or official translation.
Time limit: Not officially published as a single fixed time limit for the written test.
Exam / certification fees: Prescribed fee on the learner-permit and driver's-licence application forms (Traffic Act 2017 ss.21–22). The current dollar amount is not published on KLTA's public portal; confirm at KLTA, Takoronga, Betio. Official sources

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Kiribati Driving Licence Written Test: Suggested Study Strategy

1Read the Traffic Act 2017 and the Road Rules Schedule that KLTA publishes at klta.gov.ki/resources — this bank is independent study, not an official paper.

2Memorise unsigned speed defaults: 40 km/h built-up, 20 km/h feeder, 30 km/h church/school/bus-stop/pedestrian-crossing, 60 km/h other roads, and 30 km/h for 5-tonne unladen vehicles anywhere.

3Keep left except when the Road Rules allow otherwise, overtake on the right, and give way to traffic already in a clockwise roundabout from your right.

4Learn the two BAC limits (0.05 g/100 ml private; 0.00 g/100 ml learner/bus/commercial) and that kava is a drug for this Act only.

5Convert penalty units yourself: one unit is AUD 50, so 20 units is AUD 1,000.

6Treat the official practical driving test as a separate skill this MCQ bank cannot replace.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who administers the Kiribati driving licence test?

The Kiribati Land Transport Authority (KLTA) issues learner permits and driver's licences under the Traffic Act 2017. The Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport lists KLTA as the SOE for driving licences. The Commissioner of Police remains the enforcement officer named in the Act.

Is the official Kiribati test a multiple-choice paper?

Section 4 of the Traffic Act 2017 requires a written test and a practical test as prescribed by Regulation. KLTA has not published the written paper's item count, languages of delivery, duration or pass mark. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the Act and Road Rules; it is not an official paper and does not simulate the practical test.

What is the minimum age for a Kiribati learner's permit or licence?

A person over 18 may apply for a learner's permit (s.21). A driver's licence requires age 18 for a motor bike, private motor vehicle or government motor vehicle, and age 25 for a bus or commercial vehicle except a government bus (s.24).

What are the default speed limits in Kiribati when no sign applies?

Road Rules r.5 sets 40 km/h in a built-up area, 20 km/h on a feeder road, 30 km/h in a church or school zone and within a bus-stop zone or pedestrian crossing, and 60 km/h on any other road. A motor vehicle with a net unladen weight of 5 tonnes has a maximum of 30 km/h on any length of road.

What blood-alcohol limits apply in Kiribati?

The prescribed concentration is equal to or above 0.05 g/100 ml for a private-vehicle driver, and above 0.00 g/100 ml for a learner, bus or commercial driver. For the Traffic Act 2017 only, kava is classified as a drug when driving a motor vehicle. Refusing a breath or saliva sample is treated as BAC above 0.15 g/100 ml and/or being under the influence of a drug.

Which side of the road do drivers keep to in Kiribati?

Road Rules r.35 requires a driver to drive as near as practicable to the far left side of the road (that subrule does not apply to a motor-bike rider). Roundabouts are designed for clockwise movement, and a driver approaching a roundabout must give way to a vehicle already in the roundabout approaching from the right.