How to obtain a
B.C. Driver's License

How to get started:

1. You should obtain a copy of the "Road Sense for Drivers" at a driver services centre.

2. Study the Guide thoroughly to prepare for your knowledge test. The test is notorious for being very difficult and has a low pass rate!

3. If you're 16 years or older, you can take the knowledge test at any driver services centre. No appointment is necessary. If you are under 19 years old, a parent or legal guardian must accompany you and sign for your Learner's License, the Class 7L license. Be sure to bring one piece of primary identification (Birth Certificate, Canadian Citizenship Card or Passport - and one piece of secondary id.)
A Class 7L License is valid for two years.

4. You are only going to learn to drive once in your life, so you might as well learn it correctly. You do not need a Learner's License to start a course, however we strongly recommend you get it right away so we can arrange for your driving lessons.

Now you are ready for your lessons and can practice on the road, as long as you have a co-driver beside you and a red "L" sign on a visible section of the rear of your vehicle.

Graduated Licensing

Graduated Licensing began in B.C. on August 1, 1998. Right from the start, Nicholas Goldminc was approved by ICBC. Very few other schools or programs come close to his experience and instructor qualifications.

Graduated licensing means any new driver must gain 12 months experience before qualifying for their road test, and then 24 months of driving experience before qualifying for their full class 5 license. But if they successfully complete the GLP approved Dynamic Driving School course that 24-month period may be reduced to 18 months. That means you can be a better driver and get your class 5 license six months earlier!

Our students usually take their road test in our our trademark Black Mini Cooper, the same one they learned in. Unlike other driving schools, the Road Test Package is included our courses. The Class 7 road test will take about 45 minutes and may include intersection maneuvers, parking, changing lanes, and entering and exiting a highway. It also tests your hazard perception.

Once the road test is passed, new drivers move into the Novice stage of graduated licensing. Your new Class 7 License is valid for 2 years. You still need to display a sign on your vehicle whenever you drive, but now it's the green "N" sign. Check with us, or ICBC, about the other restrictions that apply during this period.

For more information about B.C.'s Graduated Licensing Program, just call us. We'll be happy to help answer your questions.

Class 5 License

Anytime after gaining 24 months of demerit-free driving experience, you can take the Class 5 road test (GLP Course graduates may qualify for a six month acceleration - see above!). It's a more advanced test to see how your driving skills have developed over the past two years. When you pass that test, you'll earn a full-privilege Class 5 driver's license! We also offer driver improvement programs for licensed drivers.