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Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Why choose Apple Valley
Driving Schools?
§ Apple Valley's instructors are mature, patient and highly qualified professionals
who all love to teach, and they have decades of experience training
students defensively, both In-Car and in the Classroom. (Check out our 'About Us' page.)
§ Pick up and drop off service available, to home, school, work or, if
remote, another convenient meeting point -- optimizing lesson time.
§ 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.
§ With Apple Valley,
you can start the program with a deposit of just $100.
§ 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.
§ Our program is priced very competitively, and we have a flexible
Pay-As-You-Go-Plan.
§ 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/handbook
§ 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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Purchase a Knowledge Test
Receipt (at Access NS, or online beforehand – see link
below), and then pass the Vision, Road Signs and Rules tests. Testing is done on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays in Kentville (9:00 –
11:15, and 1:00 – 3:15,
no appointment required).
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Pay for the Class 7L
Learner’s Licence (valid for 1 year), and purchase a Road Test Receipt.
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The Road Test Receipt can be
purchased online from RMV: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/drivertest.asp
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Take Classroom sessions and
In-Car training of the 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 for their
records).
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, two years after the Road Test date.
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 fees will I be charged by
the Registry of Motor Vehicles (as of 1 Jul 2009)?
§ Knowledge Test
Receipt (Vision / Rules / Signs
tests) $13.40
§ Class 7L
Learners Licence (photo card) $22.56
§ Road Test
Receipt Document Fee $46.85
§ Upgrade Class
7L to Class 5N (after Road Test) $60.24
§ Remove
Graduated Driver’s Licence “N” (after 2 yrs) No Charge
§ New Photo or
New Photo Card $22.56
5. For how long is my Learner’s valid
for 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 the Registry
of Motor Vehicles (Access
NS)?
Tel: 1800-898-7668
Web: www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/rmv
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