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TEEN/PARENT DRIVING PROGRAM

TEEN/PARENT DRIVING PROGRAM

At Bill’s Defensive Driving School, All of our driving lessons are private one-on-one sessions in our newer dual-equipped midsize sedans. We never have more than one student in the car to increase safety and promote a learning experience that optimizes the teen drivers’ education about the rules of the road. Our teen/parent program is unique because we highly encourage parents to ride along on every lesson. We invite parents not only to see their child’s progress but also to observe how a professional, Certified Driving Instructor teaches the teen driving program.

Our innovative teen behind the wheel lessons, offer a wide range of expertise in a short period of time. Our teen drivers education course can reduce risky behaviors common among teens and can provide a clear path in which your teen can improve their driving skills. We want to expose you to the very best habits so that you can become a much better driving teacher yourself. Enroll you or your teen in our teen driving school today!

With our teen driving program, we are primarily concerned with your teen’s safety. Working together, we can deliver a consistent message and techniques to ensure that your teen is practicing safe and defensive driving skills.

To learn more or to get started, just give us our teen driving school a call at 877-689-1480 or contact us!

TEEN/PARENT DRIVING FAQ

How to apply for a provisional permit if you are under 18?

To apply for a provisional permit, you will need the following:

  • Be at least 15 ½, but under 18 years of age.
  • Make an appointment before visiting a DMV office (walk-ins are only accepted at our Driver License Processing Centers).
  • Complete a Driver License or Identification Card Application form (DL 44). An original DL 44 form must be submitted. Copies will not be accepted.
  • Have your parents’ or guardians’ signatures on the application form DL 44.
  • Provide your social security number. It will be verified with the Social Security Administration while you are in the office.
  • Verify your birth date and legal presence (you may use your California driver license). If your current name no longer matches the name on your BP/LP document, see “True Full Name” and “How to Change Your Name” for more information.
  • Present your acceptable residency documents if you have never had a California driver’s license or California identification card.
  • Submit the proper form(s) for driver education and/or driver training classes (See below for details.)
  • Give a fingerprint.
  • Pay the application fee.  (This fee entitles you to three tests of any type within the 12-month period and pays for both the instruction permit and the driver’s license. If all requirements are not met within the 12-month period, the application becomes void and all steps must be completed again.)
  • Pass a vision exam.
  • Give your fingerprint again, provide your signature (that will appear on the driver’s license), and have your picture taken.
  • Pass a knowledge test. There are 46 questions on the test. A passing score is at least 38 correct answers. You have three chances to pass the test. If you fail, you must wait 7 days before taking it again.

NOTE: To allow you sufficient time for testing, DMV will not be administering knowledge tests after 4:30 p.m.

Before being eligible to take your driving test you must:
  • Be 16 years old
  • Have held your permit for a minimum of six months
  • Have completed driver education
  • Have completed 6 hours of professional driver training
  • Have completed 50 hours of practice with an adult 25 years or older. The adult must have a valid California driver’s license and certify to the 50 hours of practice. At least 10 of the 50 hours must have been done at night.
To take your driving test, you will need to:
  • Make a driving test Appointment(s) . (Driving tests are not given without an appointment.) You may also call 1-800-777-0133 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, to make a driving test appointment.
  • Provide proof of financial responsibility that meets or exceeds California Insurance Requirements.

After you pass your driving test you will be issued an interim license valid for 90 days until you receive your new photo license in the mail. Check your address before you leave DMV and tell the DMV representative if you have moved or if your address is incorrect. If you have not received your license after 60 days, call 1-800-777-0133 to check on the status. Have your interim license with you to provide information when requested.

If you fail your driving test, you must wait two weeks before you can take the test again. You have three chances to pass.

If driver education and driver training were taken in a state other than California, DMV will accept either a To Secondary Schools Other Than California Schools form DL 33 completed by the out-of state school, or a letter on the out-of state school’s stationery signed by a school official stating that the courses are equivalent to California’s requirements. Instructional permits issued by another state are not acceptable proof.

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877-689-1480