You may contact the Driver Education coordinator via e-mail or by phone at 484-237-5189.
So what's behind-the-wheel training?
Behind-the-wheel training consists of six hours of actual driving experience on the road. It can be scheduled anytime during the entire year. Usually, the high school is the meeting place to start and end the driving lessons.
How do we schedule behind-the-wheel instruction?
Send in the Behind-The-Wheel registration form, or call 484-237-5189 to register with a VISA or Mastercard. When the student's name is next on the waiting list, an instructor will contact you to set up a driving schedule. Please make every effort to accommodate the times that the instructor has available; otherwise you will have to wait until another instructor is ready to take more students.
DID YOU KNOW?
The instructor can administer the driving test to the student during the last half-hour of their lesson if they have completed classroom training and have had their permit for six months. This eliminates the need to go to a Pennsylvania Driving Center to take the test.
What if my child must miss a lesson?
Please cancel at least 24 hours ahead by either contacting the instructor or the CCIU at 484-237-5189. If you do not call and do not show up for the session, a $40 fee will be assessed before you can receive a certificate of completion. Instructors will wait fifteen minutes after the scheduled time of a lesson. After that time, the student has missed the session and will be charged accordingly. Please note: Failure to bring along a valid permit will also be considered a missed lesson.
What car do you use, mine or yours?
Ours. All cars are equipped with automatic transmissions and dual braking system.
What if my child's permit expires before s/he get scheduled?
Call us, and we will send you a permit extension form, or you can go to your local licensing center for the same form.
How do I register?
Please print the Driver Education brochure, complete the registration form and send it along with payment to:
Chester County Intermediate Unit
Attention: Driver Education
455 Boot Road,
Downingtown, PA 19335
Links to Driver Education related websites.
http://www.dmv.state.pa.us PennDot - Driver and Vehicle Services. Get forms such as physical examination or permit extensions forms. Also the driver manual can be downloaded from the site.
GENERAL DRIVER EDUCATION INFORMATION
- The CCIU offers driver education training both in the classroom and behind-the-wheel.
- Most insurance companies offer discounts to students who have taken both classroom and behind-the-wheel training.
- Parents are strongly encouraged to continuously monitor the driving practices of their teenagers, even after they are issued a license. Teenagers often become careless, reckless and over-confident within 12 months of receiving their license. In order to monitor careless driving habits that may have developed, parents are encouraged to have their teenager drive them to their destination occasionally.
- Upon completion of each part of driver education, students are issued a certificate stating that they have fulfilled the course requirements. These certificates can then be used to obtain a discounted auto insurance, if your insurance company offers one.
- If your child has taken both classroom and behind-the-wheel driver education and s/he is 17-1/2 years of age, and has had her/his license for one (1) year, s/he may be able to get a senior license. Send us a notarized Junior-to-Senior License form (pick one up at school, or call us and we'll send you one) along with proof of course completion (copies of the certificates will do). We will sign the form verifying completion of the courses and send it to Harrisburg.
Please contact the Driver Education coordinator via e-mail or by phone at 484-237-5189.
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