Obtaining a Learner's Permit

If the applicant is at least 15 years and six months old and under the age of 18, a learner's permit may be obtained at a Department of Motor Vehicles customer service center after fulfilling several requirements. For details on the application and licensing process, go to DMVnow.com.

Driver Education Instruction

Prince William County Schools provides the driver education instruction that meets the Virginia State requirements for students to receive their driver's license. In tenth grade physical education each high school provides:

• Classroom Instruction - minimum of thirty six classroom hours;
• Road and Range Instruction - eight hours of range instruction and six hours of road driving;
• Driving Instruction - seven periods of on-street driving and seven periods of observation;
• Final road test to receive provisional driver's license certificate;
• Necessary information for scheduling and receiving required instruction.

Receiving a 180 Day Provisional License

A student must meet the following criteria to receive their ninety day PDL-180 Provisional License:

• be at least 16 years and three months old;
• have held a learner's permit for nine months;
• successfully completed a state-approved driver education program with minimum in-car mileage requirement;
• parents have signed the PPF-03 permission form certifying child is properly insured and has driven a motor vehicle for 40 hours, at least 10 of which were after sunset;
• parents have submitted the 40-hour driving log;
• parent has attended mandatory meeting of the Prince William Partners for Safe Teen Drivers.

All students who hold a valid Virginia driver's license and are under the age of eighteen years are subject to the following provisions:

• restricted to one non-family teenage passenger until age seventeen;
• midnight to 4 am curfew except when driving to and from work, school sponsored activity, with a parent or in cases of emergency.

updated 09.14.07