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Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Why choose Apple Valley
Driving Schools?
§ Apple Valley's instructors are patient and highly qualified professionals
who all love to teach, and they have years of experience training students
defensively, both In-Car and in the Classroom. (Check out our 'About Us' page.)
§ Our classroom is a comfortably large, fully-equipped, theatre-style classroom,
located at Acadia
University in
downtown Wolfville, within a few steps of downtown cafes and lunch
locations.
§ Apple Valley provides the car for the road test, and, on the road
test day, we pick up our student and provide a full pre-test review.
§ We also accept credit cards (Visa and MasterCard) and debit.
§ In summary, Apple Valley
proudly delivers a superior, customer-friendly experience, and we enjoy
going the extra mile!
2. What are the basic steps to
getting a Nova Scotia
Class 5 Driver’s Licence?
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Study the Nova Scotia
Driver’s Handbook:
§ http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/rmv/licence/handbook.asp
§ The NS Driver’s Handbook is also available for purchase from our Wolfville office.
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Complete an Application for
Driver Licensing (Form 1) and show the required identification; if you are
under 18, your parent/guardian must sign the application to provide
consent.
§ You may pick this Form 1 up from our Wolfville office.
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Consider registering for a
recognized Driver Education Program; if you prefer, you can start the
classroom part of the Driver Education Program before you get your
Learner’s Licence.
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Pay for and do the Knowledge
Test at Access NS. Testing is done
Monday to Friday on Park Street in Kentville
(8:30 – 3:45); no appointment required).
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Pay for the Class 7L
Learner’s Licence (valid for 1 year)
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Purchase a Road Test Receipt;
the Road Test Receipt can be purchased online from RMV: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/drivertest.asp
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Take Classroom and In-Car
training of the 25/10 Driver Education Program, if applicable.
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Pass the Provincial Driving
Exam (the “Road
Test”).
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Present your Driver Education
Certificate to Access NS (they will take a copy).
Note: If you did NOT take a
Driver Education Program, you will need to later take a recognized
Defensive Driving Course to exit the Graduated Driver Licensing system (to
get the "N" restrictions off your Licence).
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Pay for your upgrade to a Class
5N Newly Licensed Driver’s Licence.
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Obtain a regular Class 5
Driver’s Licence (remove the “N”), two years after Road Test.
3. When can I start?
You may start your Classroom
Sessions BEFORE having your Learner's Licence.
You
may start Classroom Sessions BEFORE
you turn 16 years old.
You may start In-Car
Lessons BEFORE classroom, if you have your Learner's Licence.
If
your Class 7L Learner's Licence expires
soon, ask about our Accelerated
Program.
4. What approximate fees will I
be charged by Access NS?
§ Knowledge Test
(Vision, Rules and Signs) $15.
§ Class 7L
Learners Licence (photo card) $25.
§ Road Test
Receipt Document Fee $50.
§ Upgrade to
Class 5N (after Road Test) $61.
§ Remove
Graduated Licence “N” (after 2 yrs) No
Charge
5. For how long is my Learner’s
valid and how long before I can do a Road Test?
Under
current provincial regulations for the Graduated Driver Licensing Program,
the Learner’s Licence is valid for one (1) year from the date of
issue. It must be held for six (6)
months before a Road Test can be scheduled, or three (3) months if you
complete a recognized Driver Education Program such as that delivered by
Apple Valley Driving Schools.
6. What happens if my Learners Licence
expires before I do a Road Test?
If it
expires, the “Knowledge Test” (vision test / rules test / signs test) must
be done again at an Access NS testing centre. You will NOT have to start the waiting
period again before you are eligible to schedule a Road Test.
7. What restrictions will I have as a “Newly
Licensed” Class 5N Driver?
After
you pass your Road Test, you will be a “newly licensed” driver with a Class
5N Licence for a minimum of two (2) years, and you will have the following
operating conditions:
o Zero blood alcohol content at all times
o Only one front seat passenger, and rear seat passengers limited to
number of available seat belts
o No driving between midnight
and 5:00 AM, unless accompanied by a driver with at least two (2) years of
driving experience (an exemption from this curfew is available for work
reasons)
o No upgrade beyond a Class 5 Licence during the two years
8. How do I contact Access NS
(the Registry of Motor Vehicles)?
Tel: 1800-898-7668
Web: www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/rmv
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