Teenagers
GETTING YOUR LICENSE
Getting your license is an exciting time in your life, but remember: It’s a huge responsibility that requires defensive, smart driving. Connecticut has a lot of rules and regulations about obtaining your license and driving under the age of 18. Howe Driving School is here to help you navigate through the process, while helping you develop the driving skills necessary to be safe and trouble-free on the road. We are your one-stop shop for obtaining your license.
Here are a few things to know off the bat:
Four Months from the permit date is the soonest you may take your license exam (DMV Law).
You may attend our classes to fit your own schedule to complete course requirements.
Refer to monthly class schedules for the daily class subject - classes are repeated monthly.
Click here for information on:
Teen Courses and Classes | Obtaining Your Permit | Road Training | Day of Your License Test | After Your Test.
TEEN COURSE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Thirty hours of classroom instruction (fifteen two-hour classes)
- Eight hours of behind-the-wheel instruction
- Drug and alcohol classes (Part A and B) (included in the thirty-hour curriculum)
- Mandatory parent/student class (two-hour class)
Additional road lessons may be scheduled with us at a per-hour fee.
TEEN CLASS HOURS
Stratford Office
Monday through Thursday 3:00 - 5:00
Monday through Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00
Saturday 9:00 - 11:00 - check monthly schedules
Monroe Office
Monday through Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 or 4:00 - 6:00
Saturday 9:00 - 11:00 - check monthly schedules
Winter cancellations
Call our office for bad-weather road lesson and class cancellations - If your school is cancelled due to conditions, there will be no classes at Howe. We reserve the right to cancel road lessons or classes for safety reasons.
HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR PERMIT
You must go to the DMV full-service branch - tests given on a walk-in basis.
Bring with you the following:
- Birth certificate/Copy (state/city cert. only)
- Social Security card/Copy (with signature)
- Address verification - any envelope addressed to you processed through the mail - postmarked not over 90 days
- Parent or legal guardian
- DMV Permit Test fee - $40.00 and $18.00
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE IDs, PLEASE ASK US. THERE ARE OTHERS THAT MAY BE SUBSTITUTED.
PERMIT TEST CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Twenty-five questions - multiple-choice test (20 questions must be correct)
- Eye exam (Please bring your glasses or contacts if you require them.)
- You will be issued a permit the same day and may start driving (with restrictions).
- When you pass the twenty-five questions, no other law test is needed when taking the road test.
You do not need a permit to start the classroom phase of the teen course - You must be sixteen - We have a Permit Prep Class to prepare you for the Permit Test before you turn sixteen!
ROAD TRAINING
CT State Law requires 16 and 17-year-old applicants to obtain a learner's permit to receive any behind-the-wheel training.
During this period, you will be taking the state-required eight hours of behind-the-wheel training with Howe Driving School. Please schedule all road appointments with our office 1-2 months before your license examination.
Along with your professional training, you may legally drive with your parent or anyone 20 years of age or older for more experience. That person must have had a CT license for the last four years with no suspensions.
Twenty hours of classroom time must be completed before scheduling road lessons with Howe.
Your CT Learner's Permit must be in your possession during ALL road training sessions.
WHEN SCHEDULING YOUR ROAD LESSONS:
Specify if you wish to be picked up, and where or if you will meet the instructor at the school. Please notify your instructor where you wish to end your lesson at the start of your lesson.
Parents/guardians are required to give an additional thirty-eight road hours of training. Log sheets can be obtained at Howe, or go to http://www.ct.gov/teendriving to download log sheets.
IMPORTANT!
Courses must be paid in full when road lessons are scheduled with the driving school.
It is recommended that all road lessons be scheduled 2-3 months before the final license exam!
Any cancellations/changes of road lessons require a minimum 24 hours notice to use. Insufficient notice results in a CANCELLATION FEE!!
IMPORTANT: FIRST-COME BASIS ONLY!
The DMV administers license exams at our office several times each month. We try to accommodate every student who wishes a particular date - No spots are held - First-come basis. QUOTAS APPLY FOR EACH TEST - Per DMV, PLEASE - Apply 1 to 2 months before desired test date. Till you do, you do not have a test spot!
TEEN COURSE FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE DMV FEES OR LICENSE SERVICE FEE.
What You Need To Submit To Us For A Test Spot:
1. Copy of your Learner's Permit
2. License service fee to Howe ($90.00)
3. Parent/guardian must sign license application to verify additional road training
DAY OF YOUR LICENSE TEST
Come to the Howe office where the test is being held - at your assigned time - latecomers will not be tested - NO-SHOWS FORFEIT ALL FEES
Your final License Exam will consist of a road test only.
ROAD EXAM MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Basic and critical driving skills
- Left and right turns
- Backing and parking maneuvers
- Knowledge of right-of-way rules
- Proper lane selection
- Road test content is at the discretion of the DMV
AFTER YOUR TEST
Two days after your test is the soonest you can actually get your license - unless otherwise instructed by the DMV inspectors. We will give you an instruction sheet listing what you need to bring to the DMV to obtain your license.
Go to the BPT DMV and bring with you the following:
- Road evaluation sheet from the inspector
- Your 6 year state license fee
- Driver Education Certificate - Don't let DMV keep it. It's yours.
- Your permit
After you have passed your road test, you must take the "DMV Teen Final Exam.” This is an additional 25 question law test - you are allowed 5 wrong - given at the DMV branch before obtaining your license.
You have a maximum of sixty days to pick up your license - We advise you do so as soon as possible.
After that, you must take a retest. Don't delay!
Passenger restrictions apply for 16 and 17-year-old new drivers - Curfew and cell phone ban till age 18.
2318 Main Street
Stratford, CT 06615
203-375-HOWE (4693)
Monroe, CT 06468
203-261-0500
