Get your california drivers license
step-by-step guide
A safe and simple way to obtain your license with just one all-inclusive package.
Driver’s Education
- 4 days with 26 total hours of instruction. Instruction provided by law enforcement officers. Meets DMV approved criteria.
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STEP 2:
Get your learners permit
Make an appointment with your local DMV office for the knowledge exam.
What you need for this DMV appointment:
- Driver’s License Application (DL44) Form completely filled out with both parents’ signatures.
- Certificate of completion of drivers’ education
- Proof of CA residency
- Social Security Number
- $35 application fee (no credit cards accepted)
- Take a vision test and have your photo taken
- Study for the knowledge exam – use the California Driver Handbook as a guide.
If you have all of the above necessary items and you pass the written test, you will be given a permit. NOTE: Your permit will not become valid until you have had your first 2 hours of behind-the-wheel training.
STEP 3:
ENROLL
Enroll in behind-the-wheel training and start learning the ropes of driving.
- Begin your behind-the-wheel training course – the state of CA requires 6 hours of professional, licensed driver training.
- Begin driving with your parents. State requirements are 50+ hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
Behind-the-Wheel
TrainingThis on-street driving course will provide your teen driver with the skills necessary to be a safe defensive driver.
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STEP 4:
TAKE THE DRIVING TEST
When you have completed all of the above and have had a permit for a minimum of 6 months and are at least 16 years old, you may make an appointment to take the final driver’s license test.
What to bring to the DMV for your CA Driver’s License Test:
- Original Completion Certificate for Driver’s Training (Teen Road to Safety will provide this)
- Original Learner’s Permit
- Proof of vehicle registration and insurance
- A parent or guardian
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SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY WEST
SERVING: Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Aliso Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point, San Clemente, Capistrano Beach, and Newport Beach
(Office at Theodore Robins Ford)
2060 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY EAST
SERVING: Costa Mesa, Irvine, Tustin, Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, Riverside, Chino Hills, Montclair, Trabuco Canyon, Rancho Santa Margarita, Mission Viejo, Ladera Ranch, Dove Canyon, Coto De Caza, Silverado, and Santiago Canyon
(Office at Theodore Robins Ford)
2060 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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NORTH ORANGE COUNTY
SERVING: Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Sunset Beach, Westminster, Cypress, Signal Hill, Surfside, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Brea, Buena Park, Cerritos, El Modena, Fullerton, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Hacienda Heights, La Habra, La Mirada, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Montebello, Orange, Placentia, Rossmoor, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Villa Park, Whittier, and Yorba Linda
WE SERVE ALL AREAS OF NORTH ORANGE COUNTY
(Office at Ford of Orange)
1350 West Katella Ave., Suite A
Orange, CA 92867
SAN DIEGO
WE SERVE ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
5858 Dryden Place, Second Floor
Carlsbad, CA 92008
PALM SPRINGS
SERVING: Anza, Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Cabazon, Calimesa, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Center, Desert Hot Springs, Idyllwild, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Mecca, Moreno Valley, Mountain Center, North Palm Springs, Nuevo, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, San Jacinto, Thermal, Thousand Palms, and Whitewater
Office at Susie Adams
TEMECULA
SERVING: Temecula, Murrietta, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Hemet, Temescal Canyon, Corona, Norco, Upland, and The Inland Empire
(Office at Goesch Ford Temecula)
26895 Ynez Road
Temecula, CA 92591