Road Test Waiver for Teen Driving Students Ends at the End of the Year

Friday, October 6th, 2023 -- 9:00 AM

(Ted Ehlen, WRN) Teens who want a driver’s license in Wisconsin will have to take a road test again starting next year.

Wednesday, the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles announced the Road Test Waiver pilot program will end when 2023 ends. Starting next year, anyone under the age of 18 will need to complete an in-person road test at a DMV office to obtain their probationary license.

Sixteen- and seventeen-year-old student drivers who have completed a driver education course, behind the wheel training, and 50 hours of supervised driving may still apply for the road test waiver before the end of the year.

The waiver program began in May 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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