Brooklyn gives you six places to take your road test. They stretch from the Red Hook waterfront and Coney Island over to Canarsie and Starrett City. Tap a site to check where it is and book your test there.
3222 Bayview Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Test at Coney Island →113 Bay St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Test at Red Hook →Seaview Ave & E 103rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11236
Test at Seaview →Van Siclen Ave & Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Test at Starrett City →Ditmas Ave & E 86th St, Brooklyn, NY 11236
Test at Ditmas Avenue →Beverly Rd & Schenectady Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Test at Beverly Road →Fill this out and we'll reach you by call or text to set your date.
Brooklyn has 6 road test sites, and most of them sit in the south and east of the borough: two in Canarsie (Seaview and Ditmas Avenue), one in East Flatbush, one by Spring Creek near Starrett City, and one in Coney Island. Red Hook is the outlier, up on the northwest waterfront.
Pick the site you can reach most easily on a weekday, not just the one with your borough's name on it. You're allowed to test anywhere in the state, so if you live in north Brooklyn, a Queens site like Ridgewood, just over the line, may be worth a look.
Whichever site you choose, get comfortable with tight parallel parking between real cars, frequent stop signs and lots of pedestrians. Practice on similar streets in your own neighborhood, since permit holders can't practice in the test areas themselves.
Here's how a typical NYC road test day flows, from leaving home to seeing your result. Knowing the order ahead of time takes a lot of the guesswork, and some of the nerves, out of it.
Bad weather or road work can cancel or move a road test. Look up your appointment in the DMV scheduling system that morning, before you head out. It takes a minute and can save you a wasted trip.
We suggest being in the area 30 minutes early, or 60 if you're using our car, so the warm-up drive isn't rushed. DMV's own page talks about arriving up to 15 minutes before your slot, so the extra cushion is for traffic and parking. Being late is the real danger: the examiner may not be able to test you, and you'd need a new date.
Not every test site has a shelter, so check the forecast and dress for it. Wear comfortable shoes that let you feel the pedals. Leave anything you don't need at home.
DMV's guidance for driving schools describes the car pulling up to the end of the test line with the paperwork ready for the examiner. Have your photo permit, your original MV-278 (or MV-285), your MV-262 if you're under 18, and your companion's physical license in hand, not buried in a bag.
Before you drive, the examiner photographs you, your documents, your permit and the car. Lapsed paperwork or in-transit plates are not something you want to discover in the test line, so sort them out days ahead.
You drive on ordinary city streets and follow the examiner's directions. Parallel parking is part of every road test, and a three-point turn may come up. DMV's guidance for driving schools says the examiner isn't trying to trick you, so focus on driving safely and listening closely.
When the drive is over, you get a card that explains how to look up your result online. Keep it somewhere safe. Then head home and try to relax.
Results go online after 6 p.m. on test day. Passed? You get an interim license online; carry it with your photo permit until the photo license shows up by mail in about 2 weeks. Didn't pass? Your permit is still good, and you can book again after at least 14 days.
⏰ Get there 30 minutes early. Using our car? Make it 60 minutes, so you have time to warm up.
Yes, unless you completed a high school or college driver ed program (MV-285). Without a finished pre-licensing course on your record, the DMV system won't let anyone book your test, us included. Our live online class costs $40 with the MV-278 certificate included, and runs in English and Spanish groups.
It's New York's pre-licensing class: about 5 hours on traffic rules, defensive driving, risky behavior, and alcohol and drugs, with no time behind the wheel. Most people getting a first New York license need it (driver ed graduates with an MV-285 are the exception), including new residents with a license from another country and drivers whose NY license expired 2 or more years ago. Licenses from another U.S. state or Canada can often be exchanged instead.
No, and the DMV says so itself. The class covers the knowledge side of driving. The skills the examiner scores, like parallel parking, turns and observation, come from practice hours with a licensed driver or from driving lessons.
One year from the date it's issued. It can't be renewed, so if it runs out, you take the course again. Bring the original to your road test; copies aren't accepted.
With our Standard booking, most people get a date roughly 5-9 weeks away, depending on the site. Rush sends us looking for the soonest openings, often at several nearby sites, and the typical result is a test roughly 1-3 weeks away. Being flexible about the site usually gets you an earlier date. Tests are almost always on weekdays.
Your physical photo learner permit, your original MV-278 (or MV-285), a completed MV-262 if you're under 18, and glasses or contacts if your permit requires them. Add a licensed companion with a physical license and a test-ready car, or use ours.
Only your accompanying licensed driver. They must be over 18 if they drive you there, or at least 21 if you drive there on your permit, and they need a physical license that's valid for the car. No other passengers are allowed at the site.
Not if you book ours. The DMV doesn't supply cars, but ours costs $115 per test day. It carries full insurance, it's prepared for the DMV test, it shows up at your site, and a brief warm-up drive comes first. It's built for people with no car and nobody licensed to bring them.
Yes, as long as it meets the rules: valid registration, insurance and inspection, permanent plates, everything working, and a clean interior. For a rental, bring the rental agreement plus written permission to use the car for a road test.
You still take the written test, the 5-hour course and the road test. If your license isn't in English, bring an International Driving Permit or a certified translation to the road test. Once you pass, you hand your foreign license to the examiner.
Your permit stays valid until its expiration date. Wait at least 14 days, then book again. The fee you paid for your permit covers two road tests; after two fails, you pay $10 for two more through the DMV's online services before you can book.
After the drive, you get a card explaining how to check your result online. Results post after 6 p.m. on test day. If you passed, you get an interim license online, and the photo license arrives by mail in about 2 weeks.
Yes. Give us 48 hours' notice or more, and we'll help you pick a new date. Rescheduling may come with a fee.
No. We're an independent private service. The DMV runs every road test at its own sites, and whatever the DMV charges goes to the state, separate from our prices.