Tuesday, January 1, 2008

How do I get my driver’s license in California?

A frequently asked question is “How old do I have to be to get a driver’s license in California?”. If you live in California, you must be at least 15 and ½ years old to apply for your learner’s permit and 16 years old to apply for your driver’s license.

If you are a teenage student who seeks to apply for a permit, you should know that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) requires every applicant under 17 ½ years old to complete a state approved driver education course and obtain the certificate of completion. The driver’s education course will teach you everything you need to know to pass the DMV permit test and prepare you for your on-road experience.

In addition to taking a driver’s education course, you will also need to sign up for one of the Behind-The-Wheel drivers’s training courses and get your proof of enrollment. Please note: you will not be taking any driving lessons at this time as you are not allowed to be behind the wheel unless you have a driving permit or a driver’s license, you just need to get a paper stating that you are enrolled in the course. You can sign up for behind the wheel training with any local driving school.

Once you have the certificate of completion for a driver’s education course and proof of enrollment for driver’s training, you can schedule your permit test with the DMV. This can be done either through the CA DMV website or by calling 1-800-777-0133. You may want to try the DMV practice tests before you go in for the real one.



Instructions for obtaining a learner permit or a driver license in California.
Instructions for obtaining a learner permit or a driver license in other states.

2 comments:

ALT Modal said...

I found a website that is best for you to practice test before you go for actual written test. You try DMV Sample Test at http://www.esampletest.com

Aaron Basedow said...

My friend is shifted to California. I will surely suggest him your post. I think he will get a lot of useful information about driver education course from your post.