Surf's Up Driver Training Program

• Refresher courses
• Confidence Courses
• Help you prepare for your your DMV Test. Whether it's your 1st, 2nd or 3rd try. We can help
• Mature adult evaluation and plan, should you lose you license, or need to prepare for a DMV Test.
• Freeway confidence coures
• Learn new skills, such as Parallel Parking, Parking Lot Parking. Freeway Driving
• We are here to help, give us a call so we can talk about your needs, and customize a program to meet those needs
• We come to your home (some distance limits do apply).

To obtain a Provisional Driver License you must:

• Be at least 16 years old.
• Have held your instruction permit for at least six months
• Prove you have completed driver education and driver training
• Provide a parent's or guardian's signature on your instruction permit verifying that you have completed 50 hours of driving practice (of which 10 hours must be night driving).  Refer to the Parent-Teen training Guide, for more information.
• Pass the behind-the-wheel driving test.
• If you fail, you must wait two weeks before taking the driving test again and pay a retest fee for each subsequent driving test

License Restrictions

You must be accompanied and supervised by a licensed parent, guardian, other licensed driver 25 years of age or older or a licensed or certified driving instructor when you;

• Transport passengers under 20 years of age at any time for the first twelve months.
• Drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the first twelve months. NOTE:  Local laws may further restrict or prohibit driving during specified hours. In San Luis Obispo County, we currently have no added restrictions. 
• Drivers under the age of 18 may not use any type of wireless device such as a telephone (including "hands-free"), pager, laptop, or any other electronic communication or mobile services device to speak or text, while driving. EXCEPTION; A cell phone may be used in an emergency situation to call police, fire or medical authorities (CVC23124). 

Exceptions to Restrictions 

• When reasonable transportation is not available and it is necessary for you to drive, the law grants the following exceptions for minors to drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. or to transport an immediate family member unaccompanied and unsupervised. 
• The law requires that you carry a note explaining why you must drive and when the necessity will end.
• Medical necessity;  The note must be signed by your physician and contain a diagnosis and probable date when recovery will end your need to drive.
• Schooling or school-authorized activities;  The note must be signed by your school principal, dean, or his or her designee, and include a reason for the school or school-authorized activity and the date when the activity will end.
• Employment necessity;  The note must be signed by your employer and verify employment and the date your employment will end.
• Immediate need of family member;  The note must be signed by your parent or legal guardian, and include the reason and date the necessity will end.
• Emancipated minor;  No documentation is needed for this exemption. However, you must have already declared your-self emancipated by competing a DMV form and by providing Proof of Financial Responsibility (SR 1P) in lieu of your guarantors' signatures when you applied for your instruction permit.