License to Drive

To obtain an instruction permit, you must be at least:

• 15 years of age and be enrolled in a driver education program

• 16 years of age and be enrolled in a driver education program

• 15 years of age and have completed a driver education program

• 16 years of age and have completed a driver education program

To practice driving you must be accompanied by a licensed driver who:

• is at least 18 years of age and has a minimum of 2 years driving experience

• is at least 21 years of age and has a minimum of 1 year of driving experience

• has a Class C drivers license for a minimum of 5 years

• all of these

What type of Driver's License is needed to drive a car or pickup?

• Class A

• Class B

• Class C

• Class M

To get a Class C driver's license at the Drivers License Office, you must:

• have successfully completed a driver education program, present a Texas Driver Education Certificate (Form DE 964) and take and pass a driving exam

• show proof of financial responsibility and school attendance (VOE)

• provide thumbprints, if not taken when applying for your instruction permit

• all of these

A Provisional Class C license is valid:

• until your next birthday

• until you are 18 years of age

• until your second birthday

• until you are 21 years of age

If you don't receive a renewal notice card reminding you that your driver's license is about to expire, you should:

• renew it in person at the Department of Public Safety (DPS)

• renew it in person at a Federal Driver's License Office

• write to the Department of Public Safety (DPS)

• write to a Federal Driver's License Office

The minimum auto insurance liability coverage required by Texas law is:

• $30,000 per person, $60,000 per collision, and $25,000 for property

• $20,000 per person, $60,000 per collision, and $50,000 for property

• $30,000 per person, $40,000 per collision, and $25,000 for property

• $20,000 per person, $80,000 per collision, and $45,000 for property

Texas law requires you to show proof of financial responsibility (insurance) when:

• you apply for a license

• your vehicle is inspected

• involved in a collision

• all of these

New Texas residents with a valid out-of-state Driver's License must obtain a Texas Driver's License:

• within 30 days

• within 60 days

• within 90 days

• within one year

New Texas residents must have their vehicle inspected and then apply for a vehicle registration and certificate of title:

• within 30 days

• within 60 days

• within 90 days

• within one year