Connecticut Road Test Documents: What Do You Need to Bring?

Bring the documents required for your licensing path and the test vehicle. Some driver-education records are sent electronically to DMV rather than carried as paper certificates.

What Documents Are Required to Bring to Your Connecticut DMV Road Test?

Use this checklist by category instead of treating every applicant as having the same nine paper items.

Bring to the road test

• Your valid learner's permit and required road-test application paperwork.
• The test vehicle's current registration and insurance documentation. If the vehicle is registered out of state, bring the insurance documentation DMV requires for that situation.
• Your appointment information and the standard license fee due after a passing test.

DMV receives or verifies separately

• If an EDEC is required for your path, the Connecticut-licensed driving school sends it electronically to DMV. Confirm it is on file; do not treat a paper EDEC/CS-1 as a universal item to bring.
• The original $40 testing fee covers the first road test. Do not list another standard $40 payment as a first-road-test document requirement.

Extra requirement for applicants under 18

• The qualified trainer must be present and complete the required certification of the teen's training and practice.

Do You Need to Bring a Paper EDEC Certificate to the Connecticut Road Test?

No. When an EDEC is required, the Connecticut-licensed driving school sends it electronically to DMV. Confirm that it is on file before the appointment.

Does a Qualified Trainer Need to Come to the Road Test for an Applicant Under 18?

Yes. For an applicant under 18, the qualified trainer must be present and complete the required certification that the driver-education and practice requirements were fulfilled.

Do you need to bring the vehicle registration and insurance card inside the DMV office? Yes. Bring the test vehicle's registration and insurance documentation with you when you check in for the road test.

Do Foreign-License Documents Need an English Translation at a Connecticut Road Test?

If you present an out-of-country license that is not in English, Connecticut DMV requires a translation from a DMV-approved translator.

How Does Connecticut DMV Verify Teen Driver Training and Practice?

Teen applicants must complete Connecticut's required supervised practice before the road test. At the road-test stage, the qualified trainer is responsible for the required certification for an applicant under 18.

Detailed hour-count, home-training and practice-log rules belong on the dedicated Practice Hours and Behind-the-Wheel Training pages.

What Happens If You Forget a Required Road Test Document?

If required paperwork is missing, DMV may be unable to conduct the road test and the appointment will need to be rescheduled.

Do not treat a document problem as the same thing as failing the driving test: the universal 14-day retest wait applies to a failed road test, not automatically to every missing-document situation. The original $40 testing fee also should not be described as automatically forfeited for every document problem without a specific DMV rule saying so.

Before leaving for the appointment, check the permit, application paperwork, vehicle registration and insurance, and any under-18 trainer requirements that apply to you. Confirm electronically transmitted driver-education records are on file when required.

What Happens If You Lose Your Learner's Permit Before the Road Test?

Use Connecticut DMV's duplicate learner's permit process before the appointment. If you cannot provide a valid permit or satisfy the required credential check on test day, the road test may need to be rescheduled.