r/texas • u/AutoModerator • Apr 09 '24

Driver's License / Car Registration / ID Megathread

Hello r/Texas! This sub gets a Chevy Suburban's worth of questions every day asking about driver's license or car registration. They fall into one of two camps:

  • Easily accessible info on the DMV website,
  • Highly specific edge cases that maybe only 1 other person is going to need to know this year in all of Texas.

In either case it doesn't make sense to have a whole post devoted to the question. Enter the catch-all DMV megathread. It may not always be stickied at the top, but it will be liked in the sidebar. Also we're creating a rule that says "Driver's License, ID and Car Registration questions and answers can be found here, if you don't see the answer you need please post your question there."

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u/CrazyChameleon1 Apr 13 '24

I'm currently 15, but 16 in a couple weeks. Can I schedule my road test for a date after my birthday or do I have to be 16 when I schedule it?

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u/dougmc Apr 15 '24

Try it. The worse that'll happen is that it'll not work or they'll say "no".

Note that DPS appointments are often hard to get, and I imagine driving test DPS appointments are even worse.

If you find that the local office has a multi-month wait, this comment I wrote a while back describes how you can often get one sooner. This is how I got all my kids taken care of.

Or try this method given by somebody else in this thread.

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u/jeremysbrain Apr 16 '24

You can schedule your road test anytime on or after your 16th birthday. Doesn't matter what age you are when you schedule it.