Georgia road test checklist

For your behind-the-wheel drive test. Print it, or keep it open on your phone.

Bring

Your own vehicle: DDS gives the Class C or D road test only in a four-wheel vehicle you provide.
A valid registration or license plate. With a temporary dealer tag, the bill of sale from the last 30 days (7 days from a private seller).
Proof of insurance: a valid insurance card or the registration card showing the VIN.
Driving a rental? A copy of the contract with your name on it, and proof of insurance. Many rental contracts don't allow testing.
A road test appointment. Book it in DDS Online Services at dds.georgia.gov.

Manual Section 3, page 12.

It must pass a safety inspection before the test.
No working turn signals? You must pass the test using hand signals.
Driver-assist features are fine, but you must show you can drive without them.
The test isn't given in weather or conditions that are unsafe for you or the examiner.

Manual Section 3, page 12.

Parallel parking between two standards, no more than 18 inches from the curb, in a space about 22 feet long.
Backing in a straight line for about 50 feet, no faster than 10 mph, looking back over your shoulder.
Stopping for signs and signals: signal, use the right lane, stop before the crosswalk and wait for people crossing.
A three-point turn in a narrow space.
Intersections, yielding, turning, passing and following at a safe distance.
Good posture: both hands on the wheel. Don't chat with the examiner, who is busy scoring.
You need a score of at least 75% to pass.

Manual Section 3, pages 12 and 13.

You're at least 16 and have held your instructional permit for one year and one day.
You've finished DDS-approved driver education and the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP).
You've driven at least 40 hours, 6 of them at night, and an adult signs the affidavit at the road test.
Proof of school enrollment, and a parent, guardian or responsible adult to sign.
If you fail, you can retake the next day; after a second fail, you wait 7 days.

Manual Section 6, pages 26 and 27.

From the Georgia Drivers' Manual (2023-2024): Section 3, Testing information and Section 6, Teen driving laws. Book the road test at dds.georgia.gov (Section 3, page 12).

Checked against these sources on October 24, 2026.