Who may not be licensed — Delaware Permit Test

Delaware will not license anyone under 18 who has not completed a Delaware Department of Education approved driver education course.

A teen who learns only from a parent may never be taught the rules a full course covers.

You are under the age of 18 and have not completed a Delaware Department of Education approved course in driver education.

Delaware will not license an applicant under 18 who cannot get the required consent signature on the application, usually from a parent, court-appointed custodian or guardian.

A minor who could sign alone would leave no adult answerable for how they drive.

You are under the age of 18 and cannot obtain the required signature of consent on your application (usually parent, court-appointed custodian, or guardian).

Delaware will not issue a license to anyone whose license or driving privileges are suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction.

A driver banned in one state could simply cross the line and start over.

Your license or driving privileges are suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction.

Delaware will not license a person who does not understand road signs in English.

A driver who cannot read WRONG WAY or DETOUR will not know when to stop or turn.

You do not understand road signs in English.

A Delaware applicant who may lose consciousness from a disease of the central nervous system must give the Division a written statement from their licensed practitioner that the condition is under enough control to drive safely.

A driver who blacks out at the wheel turns the car into a missile with no one steering.

If you are subject to loss of consciousness from diseases of the central nervous system, you must furnish the division with a written certification by your licensed practitioner that such person’s physical disability is under sufficient control to permit you to drive a motor vehicle safely.

Delaware will not license a person found to be a habitual drunkard or addicted to narcotic drugs.

A license in the hands of someone who is often high or drunk puts that risk on every road they use.

You are determined to be a habitual drunkard or to be addicted to the use of narcotic drugs.

What must a Delaware applicant under 18 have completed before a license can be issued?

An approved driver education course. A teen who learns only from a parent may never be taught the rules a full course covers. Delaware Driver Manual, p.18: “You are under the age of 18 and have not completed a Delaware Department of Education approved course in driver education.”