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Schedule a Road Test
Schedule a Road Test
If you are under the age of 18, you must wait at least 6 months from the date you received your learner permit to schedule your road test.
The road test scheduling system offers the earliest available dates and times at sites near the ZIP code you provide. Usually, the earliest date is within 3 to 5 weeks, but at peak testing periods during summer and school breaks it may be up to 10 weeks away. There are no waiting lists. Tests are almost always on weekdays (only rarely do we offer them on a Saturday).
You do not need to schedule your road test appointment in the county or area of the state where you live. Find road test locations.
** Please note that as of February 2026 - DMV physical certificates for students that have passed this course have transitioned to online account status updates. Students that have passed the course will log into the DMV website via their Permit ID number and will be able to schedule their road test online. Physical paper certificates are no longer provided or required. **
Spring 2026 End Date: June 13, 2026 * UPDATED PROCESS *
As per the updated NYS DMV instructions, students who have passed the most recent Driver Ed course will schedule their road tests via the following process:
Visit the following link: https://nyrtsscheduler.com/
Log onto the scheduler with permit ID # and birthdate
If you prefer not to wait for the physical certificate, enter student's permit ID# for the MV-285 certificate number
The Spring 2026 completion date was June 13, 2026.Continue to schedule road test
- A physical copy of the certificate of each student's program completion will be mailed out within the week.
- The certificate number for Road Test scheduling follows the "L000" text. Click to view example >>
- Please review the addtional information below re: MV-262 documentation.
Fall 2025 End Date: February 27, 2026
* Fall Students ONLY - When asked for certificate number enter "MV-285" - the DMV road test examiners will have student updated status on their records. If there is an issue - the test examiner can verify with a phone call to their road test unit director.
Every driver license applicant who is 16 or 17 years old at the time of the road test, and who has a junior learner permit, must present this certification to the DMV license examiner at the time of the road test. The certification must be signed ONLY by a parent or guardian. SAHS Driver Education does not need to provide school license number OR, instructor information, or instructor signature.
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