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Texas DMV Road Test: The Full Bring-This List

You’ve got your Texas road test scheduled. Good. Now don’t blow it by forgetting a document. Every year, people show up to the DMV ready to drive and get sent home because they’re missing a form, a signature, or a piece of ID. This list covers everything.

The checklist

Print this. Check it twice before you leave the house.

  • Valid learner’s permit (not expired)
  • Proof of identity: birth certificate or US passport
  • Social Security card or proof of SSN
  • Proof of residency (2 documents: utility bill, bank statement, etc.)
  • Completed driving log showing 30 supervised hours
  • Parent or guardian signature on the log (if under 18)
  • Driver’s ed completion certificate
  • Vehicle registration for the car you’re testing in
  • Proof of insurance (current, not expired)
  • Glasses or contacts (if your permit has a corrective lens restriction)
  • Road test appointment confirmation
  • Payment for the license fee

The driving log: 30 hours

Texas requires 30 supervised driving hours before you can take the road test. Your log needs to show 20 daytime hours and 10 night hours, each with the date, start and end time, and your supervisor’s signature.

Hand-written logs with crossed-out entries and smudged ink don’t inspire confidence. A clean, printed log moves things along faster.

The vehicle

Before you drive a single foot, the examiner inspects the vehicle. Working headlights, taillights, brake lights, turn signals, horn, and mirrors. If any of those are broken, the test doesn’t happen.

Bring current registration and insurance paperwork. Not expired. Not “I renewed it online yesterday.” The physical document, up to date. And if your car has a check-engine light on? Get that resolved before test day. Some examiners will refuse a vehicle with dashboard warning lights.

Mistakes that get people turned away

The front desk sends people home for these constantly:

  • Letting vehicle insurance expire the week before the test
  • Not having two separate residency documents (one isn’t enough)
  • Using an out-of-state learner’s permit that hasn’t been transferred
  • Showing up without an appointment (most states require one now)

Driver’s ed certificate

Texas requires driver education. Bring your completion certificate or card. If you took the course online, print the certificate, don’t just have it in your email. The DMV needs a physical or printed copy.

Your driving log, sorted

Moda auto-generates the driving log in the format Texas requires. Every session tracked with date, time, day or night, and supervisor info. When you’re ready for the DMV, export a clean PDF and print it. No math errors, no missing entries.

See Texas’s full permit requirements


Track your permit hours the easy way.