Safety Message for Behind-the-Wheel Students

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Once you've registered for behind-the-wheel, the school will reach out to you to complete documents and coordinate scheduling. The schedule is dictated by the school's current enrollment list and your availability, typically, most students complete the process in 2 weeks.

When your course begins, please have the following:

• Your Virginia learner's permit
• Your DEC-1, DTS 36 (driver education certificate), or DTS C (if the 36 fifty-minute periods of classroom instruction was completed)
• A driving log with at least 30 hours completed (45 hours are required for the issuance of the driver's license)
• Comfortable shoes that are safe for driving

Upon completion of your course, your instructor will provide the Final Road Test. If you pass the road test, your instructor will finalize the DMV documentation for your 180-day provisional driver's license.

The temporary driver's license is your Driver Training Program certificate of completion. The blue copy "STUDENT COPY" MUST be held with your learner's permit to be recognized as a valid driver's license. The school will mail the yellow copy "DMV COPY" to the License Work Center in Richmond for processing. The processing of the driver's license could take up to 90 days. Your local court will mail a notice for a juvenile licensing ceremony and that is when you will receive the hard copy of your driver's license. For this reason, make sure the DMV has your correct mailing address so that you do not miss your licensing ceremony.

Step 1: Complete and submit the application.

• The application can be completed at the office in-person. Arrangements must be made to schedule a day and time to come by the office by calling 757-926-5956.

Step 2: Students will be contacted by email and scheduled in the order that the forms are submitted. Please give us 24 to 48 hours to get responses and contracts sent.

***NOTE: Any applications received during an office holiday will have a longer wait period. However, the system will record the date and time the application was submitted so we will know the order to respond to everyone.***

Your response email will have a contract attached with a submission deadline. As well as, a lesson schedule to be reviewed and confirmed/adjusted depending on the response. Also, have the required documents in-hand because photos or scans of the documents need to be reviewed to verify that the student meets the state requirements. If you miss the deadline, then you will lose your spot!

Step 3: After the school has received the contract, required documents, and a schedule is confirmed, then a Square Invoice will be sent to your email with a due date set for the first day of your driving schedule.

For questions or comments, call our office Monday through Friday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at 757-926-5956 or send an email to info@topnotchdriving.net.