Connecticut road-test checklist
Tick boxes for the Connecticut driving test: what to bring, the vehicle check, what the examiner scores and what fails you on the spot. Free to print. The full guide with every quote is on the road-test page.
Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room. Every state bans notes, phones and printouts during the knowledge test, in person and online.
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Tick each box during practice drives in the weeks before your test. The numbers in brackets are the sources listed at the bottom. How it’s scored: Pass/fail, recorded on a Road Test Evaluation Report. DMV publishes what is evaluated but not a point scale, error limit or list of automatic failures. [4] Bring to the test [3]- Road test appointment confirmation page
- Completed application for a non-commercial driver's license (Form R-229)
- Learner's permit (without it you will not be tested)
- A properly registered and insured vehicle
- Valid registration certificate and Connecticut insurance card, in the same name (lessee for leased vehicles)
- Driver education certificate (EDEC/CS-1), sent electronically by the driving school
- Your qualified trainer, who must be present and sign that training requirements were met
- A licensed driver to accompany you to the test location
- Translation of an out-of-country license not in English, if applicable
Vehicle check before you go [3]- Appropriate for the license class, with a valid registration certificate and proof of insurance
- Out-of-state registered vehicles need an insurance declaration page meeting Connecticut minimums
- After-market window tint needs a CT DMV tint compliance sticker
- No ignition interlock device unless you are required to use one
- No rental vehicle unless you hold a valid driver's license
- No cracked or damaged windows or windshield
- All brake and signal lights work, including the high-mount third brake light
- No safety warning lights (such as SRS or ABS) lit on the dashboard
- No worn or damaged tires or missing lug nuts
- Working seat belts, speedometer and braking system, and no other defective equipment
Maneuvers the examiner scores [2, 3, 4, 5]- Preparing to drive and vehicle equipment
- Left turns
- Right turns
- Traffic signs, signals and right of way
- Backing
- Driving into a perpendicular parking space
- Backing into a perpendicular parking space
- Parking at the curb (in front of, behind or between cars)
- Parking on a hill
- Three-point turn (K-turn)
Skills checked throughout [2, 4]- Smooth starts and vehicle control
- Space cushion
- Smooth stops
- Signals
- Speed
- Right of way
- Following directions
- Warning lights
Sources- portal.ct.gov: teen drivers license
- portal.ct.gov: drivers manual english (PDF)
- portal.ct.gov: take road test
- portal.ct.gov: passpdf (PDF)
- portal.ct.gov: NewDriversOntheRoadpdf (PDF)
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