California
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As of October 1, 2024, California drivers who are 70 years or older are no longer required to take the written driver's license test when renewing their license. This change is part of a DMV effort to streamline office visits and improve customer service.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/senior-drivers/#:~:text=Knowledge%20tests%20and%20training%20are,or%20at%20a%20DMV%20office.
CaliforniaPeggy
(156,990 posts)IcyPeas
(25,804 posts)I know what you mean!!
Dem2theMax
(11,005 posts)So I have to show up while I'm still 69, to renew my license. I wonder if they'll make me take the test?
Knowing my luck, the answer will be yes.
ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)I don't have a link but I did Google it...
"will dmv make me take the written test if I'm 69 years old?"
You just made my day. And the next two years! Because now I don't have to study for the darn test!
Thank you so much!
ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)cannabis_flower
(3,939 posts)Was it only drivers over 70 who had to retake the written part of the driving test? Ive had a license in Texas for 47 years (Im 65) and I have never had to retake the written or the road test since I got my got my license.
ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)cannabis_flower
(3,939 posts)I was just surprised that anyone, anywhere would ever have to retake the written part of the driving test again. As if someone driving for 50 years would forget the rules of the road such as what traffic signs mean or that they should signal to change lanes. I understand why a state might want to have a driver do a road test again but not the written test. Good for California for changing this.
ailsagirl
(24,287 posts)I've been "studying" for the written test the last month-- oh well. I did learn some things I didn't know, so it wasn't wasted.
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