Learner's permit to full driver's license in California

Obtaining permit for driving is an exciting milestone to achieve, more than that it is a way of freedom for many teenagers. In California, if you are looking forward to getting driving license there are few steps that an individual need to go through. The process of attaining permit starts with Learner's permit, next step is to get a Provisional License, and final step includes the full driver's license. This systematic process is outlined in a way that new drivers can get all the mandatory knowledge along with skills before driving without supervision. Let's dive into more depth of the steps.

Driver Permit Test

During this stage it is mandatory for the new drivers to practice driving under the supervision of an individual who have driving experience in California. In order to be eligible for the permit test the candidate's age must be 15.5 years. Moreover, if an individual's age is below 17.5 years it is necessary for them to get done with the Driver's training course. Talking about the process of application for those who's age under 18 years you need to complete the DL from which needs your identity proof, residency as well as Social Security Number along with that those people need to get the consent from their parents or guardians. Prior to your knowledge test which is written it is important for the candidate to pass their vision test. This happens on the same day when you will sit for the test. Additionally, there are two different criteria for different age group in written exam. First category involves teenagers (Under 18 years) they will get 46 MCQ questions in exam and out of that they need to get 38 questions correct in order to pass the exam, you can practice from PermitDMV for hundreds of questions based on actual California driver's handbook. It means that they can give 8 wrong answers not more than that. Second category include teenagers (18 years or older) they will have 36 MCQ's in exam and need minimum 30 questions correct in exam to pass the exam.

Time to practice with your learner's license

Now it's time to test your theoretical knowledge to practice but for that you must have your learner's permit. It's mandatory for you to drive under supervision of the person who is at least 25 years old. If you belong to the category (under 18 years) you need to finish driving practice for 50 hours out of that you need to complete 10 hours of driving at night which helps you to excel in your driving skills. Thus, this practice assists you in safe driving as well as make you ready for your road test.

Get your provisional license

Those teenagers who turn 16, they will get their permit for 6 months but for that they need to get done with their driving learning education along with that their driving practice hours under supervision. Once you get pass in all these learnings and practices you will achieve your milestone that is your provisional license which gives you the authority of independent driving still there are some restrictions with that, but those restrictions will remain for 12 moths/ year. Some restrictions are given below:

• You are not allowed to drive between 11 PM to 5 AM
• You are prohibited to have any passenger under the age of, if you want to do that then you must be under the supervision.