Your drivers license in Connecticut is valid for six years. Before your license is about to expire, the CT Department of Motor Vehicles will send you a renewal notice informing you to renew your license. You are allowed to renew as early as four months before the expiration date. Failing to renew your CT driving license will result in late fees. For decades, Connecticut drivers dreaded going to the state Department of Motor Vehicles for fear of long lines and even longer delays. Now, for the first time, they will have the ability to renew. The CT DMV will send you a renewal notice in the mail several weeks before your license expires. You must renew your expired CDL in person at a Connecticut DMV near you. Commercial drivers to need to bring in the following items to renew expired commercial drivers licenses: The renewal application you receive in the mail.
A teen or intermediate driver license is the second stage of Connecticut Graduated Driver's License Program. A teen driver license allows you to drive unsupervised but with significant restrictions at first (they will be lifted when you turn 18):
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- You may not drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. The only exceptions to this restriction are employment, school, religious activities, medical necessity, or if you are an assigned driver in a safe ride program.
- You may not use a cell phone or other wireless communication device (whether hand-held or hands-free) while you drive, except in an emergency.
- During the first six months, you may not drive with any passengers except a licensed driving instructor, your parents or guardian, if at least one of them is licensed, and with no more than one other person aged 20 or older.
- During the next six months, you may also drive with other members of your immediate family.
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COMPLETE YOUR DRIVER TRAINING
- Classroom training. Choose one of the following options:
- High school or a commercial driving school: 30 hours of classroom training, including the 8-hour Safe Driving Practices course and 2 hours of parent or guardian training
- Home training: 22 hours of classroom training plus an 8-hour Safe Driving Practices course at a commercial driving school or high school, which includes 2 hours of parent or guardian training
- Behind-the-wheel training. You must log at least 40 hours of practice driving by any combination of commercial/high school/parent instruction. Your parent can download the training log for home training here.
- Classroom training. Choose one of the following options:
HOLD YOUR INSTRUCTON PERMIT FOR 120 OR 180 DAYS
You can apply for the license after 120 days if you get at least 30 hours classroom and 8 hours behind-the-wheel practice with a CT licensed commercial or high school.
If you are home trained, you must wait for 180 days before applying for the license.
SCHEDULE THE ROAD TEST
Choose a DMV HUB office and make an appointment online in advance. Alternatively, you can take the road test at a commercial or high school. If you pass the road test at your school, wait for 48 hours before providing the DMV with your passed Road Test Evaluation Report.
BRING THE FOLLOWING FOR THE ROAD TEST
- Learner's permit
- Proof of completing 8-hour safe driving course, driver training, and parental training (CS-1 form)
- A properly registered and insured vehicle
- Valid Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate
- Your qualified trainer who will sign a form stating that you have fulfilled all driver education requirements
PASS THE ROAD TEST
If you fail the road test, wait at least 14 days before taking it again and pay the $40 retesting fee.PAY THE LICENSE FEE
$72.00 by card, check or cash when you pass the road test.
GET YOUR TEEN DRIVER’S LICENSE
You will receive a temporary card in the office. DMV will mail you the permanent driver's license within 20 days. You can track the delivery of your card here. When you turn 18, the restrictions on your unsupervised driving will expire, and your teen driver license will be effectively a full adult driver license. When your license expires in six years, renew it and you will be issued a new adult driver license.