Your road to a license, one step at a time.
Six steps from driver education to your provisional license. Each one says what the DMV asks, when it happens and how we help. Once you have an account, your dashboard shows which step you are on and the one thing to do next.
- Any time before the permit
Driver education
What the DMV asks: Finish driver education or enroll in an approved integrated driver education and training program. The DMV accepts the corresponding completion or enrollment certificate.
How Stallion helps: Our online driver education course covers it, at your own pace.
Online driver education →Source: California DMV ↗ - From age 15½
The instruction permit
What the DMV asks: Apply at the DMV. A parent or guardian signs the application. If you are over 17½ and under 18, you may apply without education and training certificates and wait until age 18 for the drive test.
How Stallion helps: Set up your Stallion account from age 14, then add the permit details when you have it.
Create your account →Source: California DMV ↗ - With the permit
6 hours with a licensed driving school
What the DMV asks: To take the drive test before age 18, complete six hours of professional behind-the-wheel training. The DMV limits training to two hours per day and excludes time spent observing another student.
How Stallion helps: Our 6-hour teen training: three private 2-hour lessons with pickup at home or school in Chico (a set meeting point in nearby towns), written notes after each one, and the training record when you finish.
See the 6-hour training →Source: California DMV ↗ - Alongside the lessons
50 hours of practice at home
What the DMV asks: Practice with a licensed adult aged 25 or older: at least 50 hours, 10 of them at night.
How Stallion helps: After every lesson we tell you exactly what to practice next, so the 50 hours build on each lesson.
Source: California DMV ↗ - At least 6 months after the permit
The DMV road test
What the DMV asks: You can take the driving test once you have held the permit for at least six months and are between 16 and 18.
How Stallion helps: Call or text our office with the DMV date, time and location to request Prep + exam day. Once confirmed, you practice and take the test in the same SUV.
Prep + exam day →Source: California DMV ↗ - After you pass
Your provisional license
What the DMV asks: The DMV sets provisional rules: no driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and no passengers under 20 unless a licensed driver 25 or older rides with you. The DMV lists the exceptions.
How Stallion helps: Want more confidence on highways, at night or in rain? Book a single lesson any time.
Single 2-hour lesson →Source: California DMV ↗