FAQs

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Frequently Asked Question

You have to be a minimum of 15 years old to enroll in a Driver’s Education Program.

No, you do not need a Learner’s Permit to take the class portion. However, you have to have a Learner’s Permit before we can schedule you for your 3 behind-the-wheel training sessions. Learner’s Permit must be obtain from the MVA. Please visit their website for more information.

You must wait a minimum of 9 months, (if you are under 18) have completed the Drivers Education Program, and have at least 60 hours (if under 24) of practice driving on the road before you can appear to take the Road Test at the MVA. Please only make the Road test appointment after completing the Driver’s Ed Program.

No, we do not pick up students for classes. Students are responsible for getting to class on time. We do offer free pick up for BTW training if you live within a 4 to under 5-mile radius of the school.

You can miss up to 4 classes. Each class missed must be made up in the following session. You can only take the final exam after making up all the units. If you miss more than 4 classes, you must repeat the entire session (all 10 classes). Attending the First day of class is mandatory, if the first day is missed, students will be shifted to the next open session. Driving school will provide the dates/times for the makeup class to students directly, it is the student’s responsibility to save the date/time in their calendar and contact the school for any questions and Zoom code of the class.

If you are late, it will be counted as a missed class and you must make it up in the following session.  If you are running late, please notify the school via call/text 301-421-4007.

Our vehicles are specially marked as student driver vehicles with the school name. They are equipped with dual control and we use the 2023 Toyota Corolla, 2022 Toyota Rav 4, 2018 Prius – C, and 2020 Corrolla.

If the withdrawal is done before the class starts, 100% is paid back otherwise it's prorated and divided into equal hours of the program. If the withdrawal occurs after the class has started $30.00 will be minus from the prorated refund. No REFUND is issued if the student misses 4 or more classes without contacting the school. For the MVA service, NO REFUND is issued unless 48 hours’ notice was given to cancel the appointment. There is no refund after 6 months of starting the program. If a student chooses to do only the class portion of the class, they will receive a prorated refund via check and they can pick that up along with their classroom records.

You can use the contact form to send us the information, please include the time and session that you would like to take and mail the payment or you can register online and bring the receipt for it. Please refer to the registration page for more information

Yes, you can use the school car for the MVA test, with an extra charge. Please contact the school for more information on this

All students are required to give at least 48 hours’ notice to the school for canceling the drive times. Cancellation of a drive time with less than 24 hours' notice, FOR ANY REASON, will result in a $50.00 cancellation fee. Students will not be able to schedule the remaining BTW lessons unless the late cancellation fee has been paid.

The driving lessons are scheduled after the class portion is completed. Students will receive a link to schedule their 3 lessons, it's their responsibility to choose and share the dates with their parents/guardians.  The driving school WILL NOT call or email their scheduled dates so make sure there are no conflicts with the dates/times chosen. The driving lessons typically begin 10 – 12 weeks after completing the class portion during off-peak months of the year. During the summer, we are at higher capacity so it can be 14 to 18 weeks wait time. However, if the student is flexible with their schedule during the school year, it is possible to complete the driving lessons much sooner. If a student is only available on weekends, then please expect longer wait times for drive times because weekends get filled up very quickly.  If the student does NOT have a permit yet, they can not schedule their driving lessons until they pass the permit test at the MVA. Once they pass, they must call or email the driving school to schedule their driving lessons. We are not required to send reminders for the scheduled lessons, the student is responsible for noting the dates and times chosen, if anything needs to be adjusted, they must notify the driving school to make the changes to avoid the cancellation fees.