Driving Schools in Connecticut

Connecticut Learner's Permit Requirements

• You must be 16 or older.
• Completed 30 hours of classroom training at a high school or commercial driving school, which includes the safe driving practices course and two hours of parent training
• Completion of 40 hours of practice driving may be achieved through any combination of commercial, public school, or parent instruction. 
• Pass a written knowledge test.
• Pass a vision test. If you wear glasses or contact lenses, bring them to your appointment.
• Gather all the documents you need, including acceptable forms of identification. If you have a Connecticut-issued non-driver ID, you may exchange it without bringing all your identity documents to the DMV.    
• You may need to provide additional information if you are a non-U.S. citizen.
• Schedule a test appointment and make your payment.
• Bring a completed Application for a Non-Commercial Learner's Permit and/or Driver's License (Form R-229) to your appointment.
• If your parent/legal guardian is not present at the time of the knowledge test, bring a completed Certificate of Parental Consent (form 2-D). For youths in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) care who need a learner's permit, form 2-D must be presented and signed by an authorized DCF manager. 

Connecticut Driver's License Requirements

• Held a learner's permit for at least 120 or 180 days.  
• Completed the Application for Driver License (Form R-229). 
• Have an EDEC Driver Education Certificate that verifies the completion of your driver training. (The EDEC form is issued by a Connecticut licensed driving school and sent to the DMV after you complete the course.)
• Pass the road test

Once you pass the road test, you must wait 48 hours before you go to the DMV Office with your passed Road Test Evaluation Report.

If you fail the road test, you must repay the testing fee and wait at least 14 days to be retested.