3-Fail Driver Manual /Re-Examination Class ( In Person)

If you have failed the knowledge test three times and are age 18 or over, you must either retake the classroom component of driver education (consisting of 36 50-minute classroom sessions) or complete an 8-hour Driver’s Manual course.
The Driver’s Manual course is an 8-hour course based on the Virginia driver’s manual and is designed to better prepare individuals for the knowledge test. The completion date of the driver’s manual course must be after the date of your third knowledge test failure. When you have completed either the classroom component of driver education or the Driver’s Manual course and have provided DMV with your certificate of completion, you can retake the knowledge exam. If you have failed the knowledge test three times and are under age 18, you must retake the classroom component of driver education. If you wish to take the Driver’s Manual course, you must provide proof of having completed the classroom component of driver education before you are allowed to enroll in the Driver’s Manual course.

If the test taker is under 18, taking the classroom portion of Driver Education will count as the student’s required Driver Education class needed to obtain a license. It will also allow the student to retake the Learner’s Test at DMV. We just ask the student to let us know on the first day of class so we know to issue a re-examination certificate upon completion. If the student has already taken the Driver Education class, the 8-hour Driver’s Manual course is all that is required to retest.

If the test taker is 18 or over, there are a couple of different options. The first option is to take the 8-hour Driver’s Manual course or to take the classroom portion of Driver Education. The reason for taking the Driver Education course is beneficial because if you were to take that with a Behind the Wheel course, you could also receive the adult waiver form. This form allows you to take to DMV to receive your license without having to wait the required 60 days and without having to take the Road Test at DMV.