The Full G Road Test in Ontario: What to Expect
Last updated: · Based on the Official MTO Driver's Handbook, explained in our own words
The G road test is the last step to a full licence. It's less about parking and more about how you handle faster, busier roads. Here's when you can take it, what's on it and how to get ready.
When you can take it
After you've held your G2 licence for at least 12 months. You need to pass it within five years of getting your G1, or you start over. Book it online, by phone or at a DriveTest centre, and pay when you book: the G road test costs $91.25.
What the G road test checks
According to Ontario.ca, the test at full-time DriveTest centres and temporary road test locations includes:
- major roads and expressways: merging on and off, keeping an appropriate speed and space, and signalling
- turns, curves and lane changes
- intersections, including traffic lights and stop signs
- driving in business areas
What's no longer on it (at most centres)
At full-time DriveTest centres and temporary road test locations, the G test currently leaves out these skills because the G2 test already covered them:
- parallel parking
- roadside stops
- three-point turns
- driving in residential neighbourhoods
Part-time Travel Point locations still give the standard G road test, which can include them. If you're testing at one, practise them again.
How to prepare for the expressway part
- Use the on-ramp to match speed. Signal early, check your mirror and blind spot, and merge into a gap without slowing down on the ramp.
- Keep your space. Leave at least a two-second gap, more in rain or snow, and don't sit in another driver's blind spot.
- Change lanes the same way every time. Mirror, signal, shoulder check, move smoothly, signal off.
- Exit cleanly. Signal early, move into the exit lane, and slow down on the off-ramp, not on the expressway.
- Drive real expressways on your G2. The best preparation is hours on the 400-series highways before test day.
Test-day rules
- Bring a car that is plated, insured and in good working order, and arrive early.
- Backup cameras and cruise control can't be used during the test.
- Cancel at least 48 hours ahead, or you lose the fee.
The same habits that fail people on the G2 also fail people on the G. Read the most common road test mistakes before you go.
Frequently asked questions
When can I take the G road test?
After you have held your G2 licence for 12 months.
Is parallel parking on the G road test?
Not at full-time DriveTest centres and temporary road test locations. Ontario.ca says those tests currently leave out parallel parking, roadside stops, three-point turns and residential driving, because the G2 test already covered them. Part-time Travel Point locations still give the standard G test.
Does the G road test include highway driving?
Yes. Expect to drive on major roads and expressways: merging on and off, keeping the right speed and space, signalling and changing lanes.
How much does the G road test cost?
$91.25 at DriveTest, paid when you book. It is not part of the G1 licence package.
Can I use my backup camera or cruise control on the G test?
No. Driving aids like these can't be used on an Ontario road test, so practise without them.
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