Drivers Education FAQ

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Yes, with a brake.

Yes. All drivers ed cars have in-car cameras installed and are used on each driving session.

Indiana law requires thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction (or an approved online course) and six (6) hours of individual driving lessons (behind-the-wheel).

We accept cash, check, or money order. We DO NOT accept debit or credit cards.

We also accept:

Venmo (@drivingdoc-4 digit phone # is 4822) Please be sure you DO NOT  turn on the option "Turn on for Purchases" (goods/services option) before you submit your payment or we will be charged a transaction fee. That fee will be charged back to you & must be paid before your student can start their course.

Cashapp ($drivingdoc)

Zelle (email address: onrdriving@gmail.com)  

If you are registered for traditional classroom/driving, a $105 deposit is required within 7 days of registration to hold your seat. Payments can be made up until the first day/night of class. ALL REMAINING BALANCES ARE DUE BY THE START OF THE FIRST CLASS. Payments may be made for the Teach Safe online course or Behind the Wheel only options, as well. However, no paperwork, CDE forms, or online access will be given until the balance is paid in full.  

New driving hours are always posted on the 2nd Wednesday of the month for the upcoming month. These hours will be posted in the afternoon. New hours are posted one month at a time.

If your student is registered for our "Online Course" or "Behind the Wheel Only" and we have not received any form of payment for them within 60 days of registration, they will be deleted from the system and will have to re-register. If they are registered for our traditional classroom, their registration will be deleted if they have not paid their deposit within 7 days of registration and the class meets full capacity.  

The deposit of $105 is non-refundable; however, it is transferable to any open class for the six months following the date of the originally scheduled class.  (If the originially scheduled class is cancelled by the driving school, the deposit is refundable). If a student has obtained a CDE form from us, no refunds will be issued until the CDE form is returned to us. If your student chooses not to do or complete the driving portion of the course, there is no refund.

There is a $40.00 charge on any returned check for any reason.  Once a check is returned, payment must be made in cash only.

No. Without driver education your child must be 16 years old to be eligible for a permit. They must complete the 50 hour driving log, hold their permit a minimum of 180 days and then they will be eligible for a license at 16 years and 270 days.

Traditional classroom is 60 days from the start of class and online course is 120 days from the initial enrollment. If the student does not complete within this time frame, and there are any fee increases, the student will be required to pay the increased rate. Any classroom extension time will be done by a written request and approved by the administration. Online course extensions will be granted at an additional fee of $30 per each 30 day extension.

You must hold a learner's permit for a minimum of 180 days, in order to obtain a drivers license. Regardless of age, a permit must be held for this amount of time. If a student has taken a drivers education course, they still must hold a permit for 6 months, in order to get a license at 16 and 90 days.  

A permit is good for 2 years from the date of issue. The paper permit (which is issued at the BMV) is good for one month. The plastic permit should arrive in your mail within 7-10 days. If you do not have your plastic in this amount of time, you will need to contact the BMV. You can NOT drive on an expired paper permit. You must have a valid permit. 

If you have taken a classroom/driving course or an online/driving course with us, you can take your driving test here. Also, if you have taken an online course elsewhere and have done your driving portion with us, you can test with us. You must be at least 16 years old, have the course completed, and the 50 hour driving log completed. We charge a $40 fee to test. Students will use our vehicle and our instructor. There is a $25 no show or late cancellation fee. (if not done outside of a 24 hour time window)

A paper permit, issued by the BMV, is only good for 30 days. Once the paper permit expires, the student can not legally drive with this. A plastic permit should arrive in the mail within 7-10 days of passing the permit test at the BMV. The plastic permit will replace the paper. You will NOT be able to drive on an expired paper permit.    

New driving hours are always posted on the 2nd Wednesday of the month for the upcoming month. These hours will be posted in the afternoon. New hours are posted one month at a time.

Parents choose the times for their students based on the availability of drives. Drives are scheduled on a first-come first-serve basis, and are scheduled in the students online account. We do not schedule drive times for you. Updated guidelines as of 9/1/23: All drives must be completed within 365 days of completing the classroom or online course. 

No. There must be at least 10 practice days in between lessons when scheduling. Ideally, we like the students to have 4-5 practice hours with a parent, per hour of instruction that they have with us.  

If a student does not complete the (6) 1 hour driving sessions in the 365 day time frame, their account will be locked. There will be a charge of $50 per each drive time still needed, to complete the course. If drive times are not completed, the student will fail the course.  

All behind the wheel instruction is "one on one". Only the student and instructor will be in the vehicle for the driving session. 

Once a student schedules his/her actual in-car lessons, these lessons are firm. All cancellations and changes of driving appointments must be made at least 24 hours prior to the start of a scheduled lesson to avoid a $50.00 "late cancellation" fee. All changes and cancellations MUST be done online in your student's account. 

Note:  Students who fail to bring their permits to their driving appointments will be charged a $50 "missed drive" fee and will need to reschedule the appointment online. We will not drive students without a permit. If a student simply does not show up, their account will also be charged a $50 "no show" fee. All fees must be paid before any final paperwork will be given at the end of the course. 

If a student has (2) no show times, their remaining scheduled drive times are canceled and their online account is locked. The outstanding balance must be paid before the account is unlocked and the remaining drive times can be scheduled.

Students must wear shoes that are closed-toe and with no heels. No flip-flops, slides, or high heels of any kind are allowed while driving.

The online course is a 30 hour course, that can be completed at the student's own pace. A student can do no more than 3 hours a day in the course, and will have 120 days to complete it. If they do not complete it in the 120 days, a $30 fee will be applied for each 30 day extension. An extension must be requested within 60 days of the online course expiration. No more than (3) extensions will be granted. A CDE form (form needed to obtain a permit) will not be provided until the full online course is completed. 

Students will have 120 days to complete the online course. They can do no more than 3 hours a day. 

You will have no longer than 60 days, from the date of expiration of the online course, to get a 30 day extension. The cost for an extension is $30. Students can request an extension within a 60 day window of  the course expiration. After the 60 days have passed, no extensions will be granted.  

Students can request up to (3) 30 day online course extentions. Each 30 day extension is $30. If they do not request an extension in the 60 day window from expiration of the online course, an extension will not be granted. 

New guidelines as of 9/1/23: Students will have 365 days to schedule and complete the drive times from the completion date of the online course. Failure to do this, will result in your student's account being locked. There will be a charge of $50 per each drive time still needed, to complete the course. If drive times are not completed, the student will fail the course.    

Once the student completes the online course, we will receive notification that they are finished. We will email the CDE (Certificate of Driver's Ed Enrollment) form to them at that time. If they finish on a weekend/holiday, the CDE form will be emailed on the next business day. If a student is 15, they must have this form in order to obtain a permit. 

The online course website can only be accessed if you have confirmed your email and set up a password with them. Website is:

https://www.teachsafe.com/old-national-road-driving-institute/account/login

Traditional classroom is a total of 30 hours - 3 hours each class day for 10 days. These days will vary from class to class.

No, all materials are covered with your registration fee.

There is a $50 fee associated with switching courses. If you are registered for in-person classes and the course is full & has been closed on the website, you will be charged a $50 fee, as this seat could have gone to another student. If you have registered and paid for the online course, and choose to switch to in-person classroom, there is a $50 fee.   

No. The permit can be obtained up to 3 weeks prior to the start of traditional classroom (if the full balance is paid), or any time after. However, the student must have their permit before the first drive can be scheduled. If an online course is taken, the CDE form needed for the permit will be given AFTER the online course has been completed.

Students must make up missed classes, in the next available session, at no additional charge. They have to make up the class DAY they missed. Ex: if they miss class day #4, they must make day#4 up in the next session. Students are able to miss 2 class sessions ONLY. If they miss more than 2 classroom sessions, they will be asked to start over in the next available course, or be moved to the online course. 

New guidelines as of 9/1/23: Students will have 365 days to schedule and complete the drive times from the last day of classroom. Failure to do this, will result in your student's account being locked. There will be a charge of $50 per each drive time still needed, to complete the course. If drive times are not completed, the student will fail the course.    

Your child must be at least 15 years old before he/she can participate in either the classroom, online or behind the wheel phase of driver education. You can register your child for a driver education course before he/she is 15 years old, but he/she cannot participate in driver education training until they have reached 15 years of age.

The online programs and the licensed schools are required to keep track of your progress in the course. If you stop attending (or participating online), they will first try to contact you to find out why. If they can't contact you, or if you don't respond, they will contact the BMV and have your permit invalidated. If you continue to drive and are stopped by law enforcement or are involved in a collision, you could be cited for operating a vehicle without a valid license. This could also affect your ability to get a new permit/license.

To be eligible for a license at 16 years and 90 days, your child must complete an approved driver education course and have held a permit for a minimum of 6 months. An approved driver education course consists of the classroom phase (either a traditional classroom course or an approved online course) AND six hours of behind the wheel training by a licensed instructor through a licensed driver education school. The 50 hour driving log is required of all new drivers, whether they take driver education or not.

Monitor your child's driving activities. Insure that your child gets at least the 50 hours of practice driving time required by the BMV, on the approved driving log. Be a good role model when you drive. Let your child practice in all types of weather with supervision so that proper guuidance and instruction is given to them. Finally, make sure that your child complies with all the conditions of a probationary license when he/she drives.

If you are enrolled in a driver education course, and have obtained your learner's permit, you can legally drive with your parents. If you are at least 16 years old and not taking a driver education course, once you have received your learner's permit, you can start practice driving with your parents.

The online programs and the licensed schools are required to keep track of your progress in the course. If you stop attending (or participating online), they will first try to contact you to find out why. If they can't contact you, or if you don't respond, they will contact the BMV and have your permit invalidated. If you continue to drive and are stopped by law enforcement or are involved in a collision, you could be cited for operating a vehicle without a valid license. This could also affect your ability to get a new permit/license.

Current rules allow for the transfer of classroom instruction from one school to another where the behind the wheel phase will be completed. However, this is contingent upon the second school accepting the course work and records from the first school. The second school then becomes the school of record.

Effective July 23, 2019, online programs will no longer be issuing the CDE form needed to obtain the permit. You must complete the online portion of the course and provide the certificate of completion to a licensed driver education school. Once you have provided the correct documentation and have registered and paid for the behind the wheel portion of the course, the driving school will issue the CDE form and you will be able to then get your permit. You cannot legally drive until you have obtained your learner's permit.