The road test — Connecticut Permit Test

At the road test you must arrive with a vehicle suited to the license class, mechanically safe, with a valid registration and proof of insurance.

The examiner will not drive in a car that is not roadworthy or not covered, and the test is over before it starts.

At the time of the road test you must appear at the office with a vehicle that is appropriate for the license class for which you are applying that is mechanically safe, and have a valid registration and proof of insurance.

A non-licensed driver cannot drive to the test location alone.

You are still a permit holder on the way there. The trip to the test is governed by the same rule as any other trip.

A non-licensed operator cannot drive to the test location alone.

A driver without a valid license cannot take the road test in a rented vehicle.

Rental cover runs on the renter's license, and a learner has none. The state will not test in an uninsured car.

If you do not have a valid driver's license you cannot test in a rented vehicle.

A long-term leased vehicle may be used for the road test if its proof of insurance identifies both the vehicle and the lease company as registrant.

A lease car is somebody else's property, so the paperwork has to show it is covered for this driver's test.

A long-term leased vehicle may be used for a road test if the vehicle has proof of insurance identifying the vehicle and the registrant (lease company).

If the test vehicle turns out to be unsafe, the road test is rescheduled at no fee.

You lose the slot but not the money, so there is nothing to gain by hoping a bad tire goes unnoticed.

the applicant will reschedule the road test for no fee.

You pay $84 for a Connecticut license after passing the road test.

The fee falls at the end, not the start, so the money follows the result rather than the attempt.

You must pay $84 for a license after you pass the road test.

The road test checks that you can adjust the seat, mirrors, steering wheel and seat belts properly.

Everything else on the test depends on this. A driver who cannot see out of the mirrors fails the rest of it too.

The road test evaluates: • Ability to properly adjust seat, mirrors, steering wheel, and seat belts

The permanent Connecticut license card arrives in the mail within 20 days; a temporary paper card is given at the office.

You drive on paper for up to three weeks. Knowing that stops a new driver thinking something has gone wrong.

The permanent license card will arrive through the mail within 20 days.

What must the vehicle brought to a Connecticut road test have?

A valid registration and proof of insurance. The examiner will not drive in a car that is not roadworthy or not covered, and the test is over before it starts. Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.7: “At the time of the road test you must appear at the office with a vehicle that is appropriate for the license class for which you are applying that is mechanically safe, and have a valid registration and proof of insurance.”