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Ages 16–18 · Junior Operator License

Your first license, without the panic.

The Massachusetts Junior Operator path has seven boxes to tick and a lot of parents lose track of them. Here is the whole thing, in order, and we handle the parts that happen in the car.

A learner at the wheel on a New England road
The road to your license

Eight steps. We are with you for four of them.

  • 1

    Get your learner’s permit at 16

    Pass the written test at the RMV. You need the permit in hand before you can start behind-the-wheel hours with us.

  • 2

    30 hours of classroom

    Massachusetts motor vehicle law and safe, proper operation of a vehicle. Fifteen two-hour modules — one vacation week, or weekday evenings across about three weeks.

  • 3

    12 hours behind the wheel

    One-on-one road hours with your instructor, booked around school and work. Pickup and drop-off in Brockton.

  • 4

    6 hours of observation

    Time in the back seat while another student drives. It sounds passive — it is where a lot of the learning actually lands.

  • 5

    2-hour class for a parent or guardian

    Required by the RMV. It covers what you can do at home to make the 40 supervised hours count.

  • 6

    40 hours of supervised driving

    Logged with a parent or guardian. This drops to 30 hours if you complete a driver skills development program.

  • 7

    Hold the permit 6 months, clean

    Six consecutive months with a clean record before you are eligible for the road test.

  • 8

    Pass the road test

    We bring the car and an instructor. Then it is a Junior Operator License — and we close out your account.

Start with one hour and see how it feels.

Most teens book a single lesson first. If it clicks, the hours roll into the full program.

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