Teens driving friends while having provisional license

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. We didn't even have him driving friends when he first got his LEGAL license either. Distraction with other kids in the car is a huge problem for young teen drivers.

We also obey the no driving after midnight rule the State of VA has for kids under 18 (midnight-4am is the law).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son's friend in MD got caught. yes lost license til age 21.

That seems like an incredibly harsh punishment. 5 years of no license?

I like it. I wish some parents had some balls or would enforce rules at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in a state that has this license for 9 months. Obviously, we were kids as new drivers they need to follow the law. I am also certain that nearly 100% kids don’t go the full 9 months without a friend in car. It’s really an eternity in the life of a teenager. And I don’t think most parents know (how would they?) I do think my older kid was picking a friend up for little local jaunts by month 5 or 6 but I don’t know for sure. Younger kid is on month 3 now and I don’t think he has had yet but really there’s no way to be sure.

Question, since I assume you are in Virginia. Once a teen has had their driver's permit for 9 months, and has clocked in 45 hours of driving (including 15-night hours of driving), what happens next? Our son has done that and passed his driver's test and his written test through his instruction academy.

What happens next, is he now fully qualified to drive without a parent? We are waiting on some type of document from the county, but it has been a few weeks since the 9-months passed. He has a blue sheet filled out by the instructor saying they passed - is that sheet plus the permit the equivalent of a driver's license ? I know we may need to go in front of a judge to officially get a full driver's license (with restrictions on driving friends), but do I initiate that process, or simply keep waiting for a document from the County? I recently added him to our insurance.

[Anonymous]

If he's met all the driving education and is 16y3m then he can drive by himself. The behind the wheel instructor should have given him a paper which is his license until you go before the judge for the regular looking license.

[Anonymous]

Oh and you'll get a notice for the court appointment. Look closely at your mail. Our son's was a tiny, white postcard that could have easily gotten thrown out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son's friend in MD got caught. yes lost license til age 21.

That seems like an incredibly harsh punishment. 5 years of no license?

I like it. I wish some parents had some balls or would enforce rules at home.

It’s not true. Just looked it up. First offense is driver reeducation.

[Anonymous]

Happens all the time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in a state that has this license for 9 months. Obviously, we were kids as new drivers they need to follow the law. I am also certain that nearly 100% kids don’t go the full 9 months without a friend in car. It’s really an eternity in the life of a teenager. And I don’t think most parents know (how would they?) I do think my older kid was picking a friend up for little local jaunts by month 5 or 6 but I don’t know for sure. Younger kid is on month 3 now and I don’t think he has had yet but really there’s no way to be sure.

Question, since I assume you are in Virginia. Once a teen has had their driver's permit for 9 months, and has clocked in 45 hours of driving (including 15-night hours of driving), what happens next? Our son has done that and passed his driver's test and his written test through his instruction academy.

What happens next, is he now fully qualified to drive without a parent? We are waiting on some type of document from the county, but it has been a few weeks since the 9-months passed. He has a blue sheet filled out by the instructor saying they passed - is that sheet plus the permit the equivalent of a driver's license ? I know we may need to go in front of a judge to officially get a full driver's license (with restrictions on driving friends), but do I initiate that process, or simply keep waiting for a document from the County? I recently added him to our insurance.

Oh sorry no to clarify. I’m not talking about the permit. I’m talking about the license. We live in Maine. Here you have to do 70 hours of driving to get your license and then once you have the license, there’s an initial nine month period when you can’t drive friends, have to be off the roads by midnight, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh and you'll get a notice for the court appointment. Look closely at your mail. Our son's was a tiny, white postcard that could have easily gotten thrown out.

Thank you! The VA DMV Website was not clear on that specific point (that I could find), and the driving instructor mentioned something arriving in the mail and a court appointment, but that was over a month ago, and I've been out of town twice - so not really focused on what he said and the timing.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone had their kid pulled over with a sibling in the car? My kids are twins, one has his license, the other doesn't. They will be riding together to/from school and activities.

[Anonymous]

My DS is in MD and has his provisional license. He absolutely knows that he cannot drive friends at all and won't risk it. He does drive his brother around, but brother is obviously younger.

In the twin situation, does the non-licensed twin have some sort of ID to show in case they get pulled over?

[Anonymous]

Your kid will 100% get locked up if they get caught doing this.

You are 100% WRONG. The penalty in MD for being caught violating the probationary period is having to re-start the probationary period.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone had their kid pulled over with a sibling in the car? My kids are twins, one has his license, the other doesn't. They will be riding together to/from school and activities.

I think siblings are ok, even with a provisional license.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh and you'll get a notice for the court appointment. Look closely at your mail. Our son's was a tiny, white postcard that could have easily gotten thrown out.

Thank you! The VA DMV Website was not clear on that specific point (that I could find), and the driving instructor mentioned something arriving in the mail and a court appointment, but that was over a month ago, and I've been out of town twice - so not really focused on what he said and the timing.

Unless they’ve renewed the practice in the last 2 months, the VA ceremony has not taken place since Covid times. Kid’s license comes in the mail - very unceremoniously.

[Anonymous]

No way, although mine had a bit push to get her license 5 months before her sport starts — her school does not provide a bus to get them to away games and so if the upperclassmen can’t drive, parents have to take off work or the team has to forfeit. I think it’s ridiculous.