Students may begin the classroom portion of the drivers training at 15 years and 5 months. To obtain a temporary learner’s permit you must be 15 years and 6 months.
No. The classroom portion of training can help your student driver pass the written test needed to acquire the temporary learner’s permit.
At age 15 years and six months, an applicant may complete the knowledge test online through the Ohio BMV; or go to any driver exam station to take the knowledge test and vision screening, to begin the temporary permit process. If testing online, the vision screening will be performed at any deputy registrar license agency at the time of purchasing the temporary permit. Visit bmv.ohio.gov to access the online test and BMV locations and driver exam locations.
If you choose to test in person at a driver exam station, applicants must bring acceptable documents that provide proof of your:
- Full legal name
- Date of birth
- Social Security number (if assigned)
Visit the Acceptable Documents page at the BMV website for a full list of identity documents, including links to an interactive process to assist you with what to bring to a driver exam station, or deputy registrar agency.
Applicants must pass both the knowledge test and vision screening to obtain a temporary instruction permit identification card (TIPIC). The knowledge test is 40 multiple-choice questions about motor vehicle regulations and traffic signs. Applicants must answer 75 percent of the questions correctly to pass.
Prior to attempting the knowledge test you can download the Ohio Digest of Motor Vehicles to learn about motor vehicle regulations and traffic signs; and then take a sample test.
Drivers must carry the TIPIC at all times when driving.
- If under age 16, drivers must have a parent, guardian or licensed driving instructor in the passenger seat when driving.
- If the driver is age 16 or older, driving with any valid licensed driver over the age of 21 in the passenger seat is permitted, except from midnight – 6 a.m., when the driver must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, custodian, or a licensed driver 21 years or older named on a notarized BMV 2438.
- The parent, guardian, custodian, or licensed driver 21 years or older named on a notarized BMV 2438, in the passenger seat shall not be intoxicated.
- All passengers and driver must wear safety belts.
The TIPIC is valid for 1 year from date of issuance.
Call us at 513-202-0400 or click on the any of the enroll buttons on our website.
You must contact the Ohio BMV to schedule the test. You can only schedule online at Ohiodrivingtest.com.