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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In Virginia:

1) at 15.5 get permit from DMV - this includes the two part test and vision test and they take your photo

2) practice driving with a parent for 45 hours, 15 of those hours at night over the next 9 months

3) take drivers ed in school. In FCPS they assign you to a quarter dependent on your birthday

4) attend the parent/student night course at your high school - offered during the quarter of drivers ed. You get a "pink slip" saying you both attended

5) sign up for behind the wheel when you near the end of the 9 months you must hold a permit (16 and 3 months if you got it right at 15.5). Your driving hours should be near complete

6)the behind the wheel instructor does a week long driving course. They determine if the student is ready to drive, check driving log and pink slip, and sign off on a 180 day provisional license that begins 9 months after the permit was issued.

7) license comes in the mail

In Virginia, your child is driving under your insurance while they are a permitted driver. You add their name to your insurance, but it's you on the line for any incidents. There are no added fees until they are fully licensed.

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PP here who has supervised in multiple states.
You're talking about the road test in 6...  Instruction is instruction, and it's before they practice.  I don't drive with teens until they have had 6 instructional hours on the road, teaching the basics.
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As the PP said, driving instruction is separate from Behind the Wheel, which is mandatory. You can take as many driving instruction classes as you want, but you take Behind the Wheel towards the end of your training. It is not intended to teach you how to drive, but to fill in any gaps, and provide you with a license at the end of the 7 lessons (in VA). In VA, your 7 sessions include 50 minutes of observation and 50 minutes of driving. IOW, you're driving with another underage driver in the car, and it is most definitely not recommended that you put a kid that knows nothing about driving in that situation. [/quote]

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