Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Texas Parent Taught Driver Education is an alternative to driver education in public schools or commercial driving schools. This type of Texas driver's ed allows the student's parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, foster parent, or legal guardian to be able to work with the student to help them learn how to drive. This type of Texas driver's ed can be more affordable than regular driver's ed courses, and as long as certain requirements are met, students can work on the course around their schedule. Parent Taught Driver Education is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). For complete information on this type of driver's ed, please see the Parent Taught Driver Education overview provided by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Students and parents who want to participate in parent taught driver education must meet certain basic requirements. Please see the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's information on Parent Taught Driver Education program requirements.

Yes, this course is approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) for Parent Taught Driver Education (PTDE). The course number assigned to this course by the TDLR for the PTDE program is #C3538.

Yes, this course does provide the required driver education certificates for a student to get a Texas learner license and driver license.

With this course the knowledge test is administered at the local DPS office at the same time the student goes in to apply for the learner license, get his/her picture taken, thumbprint taken, etc. The test has 30 multiple-choice, true/false questions, and it covers everything in Section 1 of the course.

The student should also consider using the Texas driver handbook as a supplemental resource:

https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/forms/dl-7.pdf

There are 80-90 practice questions in the back of the Texas Driver Handbook. Reviewing those questions is good practice for the knowledge test.

The lessons of this course have text-to-speech narration, 3D driving videos from the driver's perspective, professional photos, and easy-to-understand diagrams. These multimedia elements make the course more interesting and help make driving easier to learn. Some other courses require the student to read through literally 1,000 - 1,500 pages worth of text - with no audio or video, which can be frustrating and boring for many students.

The in-car driving activities of the course allow the instructor (parent, legal guardian, etc.) to demonstrate driving tasks to the student. There are step-by-step instructions at the top of each activity that provide the instuctor with the tasks or concepts they need to cover. The student can then practice the driving tasks afterwards. The activities were written to be easy-to-understand, and they can be printed out to take along in the vehicle.

Be sure to check out the lesson and activity examples here.

This course is priced at just $74.95 (plus 8.25% Texas State Sales Tax). Some other courses charge extra for things like practice questions or certificate delivery. That's not the case with this course. Everything the student needs to meet the driver education requirements for the Texas learner license and driver license is included with this course at one low price. There are no other fees. You can pay for the course after you sign up.

We accept payment by PayPal, credit card, and debit card. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can choose to pay by credit card or debit card during checkout. If you would like to pay by check, please call for instructions.

No, you cannot use the same account for more than one student. We maintain records and grades for each student, so you must register for a separate account for each student.

The entire course will typically take between 6-8 weeks to complete, but the student can take as long as needed provided the course is completed before the student turns 18. This course does not expire, so once you register and pay for the course, you can access it at any point in the future - even years down the road.

If you have received your Parent Taught Driver Education Program Guide from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), you can start on the course immediately after you sign up. If you have not received your Parent Taught Driver Education Program Guide from the TDLR, you will need to wait to receive it before starting on the course. To request a Parent Taught Driver Education Program Guide, click here.