You must have your learners permit before you schedule your driving lesson.
You must have your permit with photo ID on you at the time of the driving lesson. If you do not have your permit and photo ID, we will be forced to reschedule the lesson and you will be charged a cancellation fee.
The DOL currently issues two types of permit.
Type 1: Non-Photo Permit (which must be paired with separate photo ID)
Type 2: Photo ID Permit (the "usual" permit)
You can find full instructions on getting a permit on the DOL site HERE.
Cancellations and rescheduling must be made AT LEAST 24 hours before your driving appointment.
Cancellations and/or rescheduling made less than 24 hours before your driving appointment will automatically incur a fee of $50.
Private driving lessons must be cancelled or rescheduled AT LEAST 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund or credit. Cancellations do not result in an automatic refund, allowing customers to reschedule. Please email us at contact@405drivingschool.com for refund inquires.
You must pass the Washington State written exam before you can take the driving exam. Photo identification is required at the time of the exam to complete testing. Anyone who arrives without photo identification will have their appointment canceled and incur an automatic late cancellation fee.
For your convenience, to help you prepare for your written and driving exams, we have provided links to the Washington State study guides. These tests are created solely by the department of licensing. We are unable to provide additional translations or edit them in anyway.
The driving test will evaluate the applicant's ability to drive legally and safely. Applicants must pass the driving test with a score of 80 or better out of 100 possible points. For more information on what applicants will be evaluated on, please visit: http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/drivingtest.html.
Applicants may provide their own vehicles or pay to use one of our vehicles to use for the driving test. If you wish to use your own vehicle please be sure that:
You have a valid insurance card at the time of the exam
All brake lights work
All turn signals work
Seat belts function properly
License plates are on the front and back of the vehicle with current tabs on the rear plate
Windshields are free of any cracks or chips in the line of vision
Windshield wipers are functioning properly and the defrost system works properly to defog the windows
Tires meet the state requirements for tire tread (no bald tires)
If your vehicle fails to meet the above qualifications, you will either forfeit your exam time and incur a cancelation fee, or, you will have the option to pay an additional fee to utilize one of our vehicles. Testing in your personal vehicle may not be an option at all locations.
The driving exam is conducted in English only at our Renton and Vancouver locations. We do offer English and Spanish drive exams at our Lynnwood location.
Only DOL licensed translators are allowed in the vehicle during driving tests. No other translator will be allowed in the vehicle for drive exams
If you need a driving exam in a foreign language you can contact the DOL to schedule a driving exam in the language of your choice.
Please arrive 5 – 10 minutes before the start of your appointment so that you are ready to start right at the start of your scheduled appointment.
Cancellations and rescheduling must be made AT LEAST 24 hours before your appointment.
Cancellations and/or rescheduling made less than 24 hours before your appointment will automatically incur a fee of $50.
If you are 5+ min. or more late for an exam appointment, we will try to accommodate you if possible. If we cannot work you in to the schedule that day, you will need to reschedule your exam and you will incur a cancellation fee.
Also note that if you arrive to take a written or driving exam and do not have a Washington ID or driver license number, it will be counted as a no-show and you will be charged a cancellation fee.
The knowledge test consists of 40 multiple-choice questions about traffic safety laws. Applicants must answer at least 32 questions correctly in order to pass the test.
In order to take the written exam you must have a Washington ID or driver’s license number. Pre-apply online to create your Washington ID or driver license number. Then bring the license number with you when you come to take the written exam.
Below are links to practice exams that we encourage you to take before you come in for your official written exam. The practice exams will help you get comfortable with the style of question and answer used in the written exam. It will also help test your knowledge so you can identify where you are prepared and where you may need to invest more time studying.
We offer the written exam in the following languages.
ENGLISH
CHINESE
KOREAN
RUSSIAN
SPANISH
VIETNAMESE
Please arrive 5 – 10 minutes before the start of your appointment so that you are ready to start right at the start of your scheduled appointment.
Cancellations and rescheduling must be made AT LEAST 24 hours before your appointment.
Cancellations and/or rescheduling made less than 24 hours before your appointment will automatically incur a fee of $20.
Cancellations and/or rescheduling made the day of the appointment or later will result in automatic forfeiture of entire payment amount.
If you are 10+ min. late for an appointment, we will try to accommodate you if possible. If we cannot work you in, you will incur a cancelation fee.
Also note that if you arrive to take a written or driving exam and do not have a Washington ID or driver license number, it will be counted as a no-show and you will be charged a cancelation fee.
Students must be 15 years old by the first day of class to enroll into that class cycle. No exceptions. Adults 18 years and older can enroll into the Drivers Ed course either in-person or online.
The dates listed for the course are for the classroom instruction only. Students must schedule their drives outside of the classroom instruction. We encourage students to schedule 1 drive every 2-3 weeks to allow time for 5-10hours of at-home practice between driving lessons. This significantly improves the student pass rate on the driving exam.
Driving lessons are self-paced with students usually completing the course anywhere from 3 months - a 1 year. The summer is our busiest year so encourage students to take advantage of our slower season to schedule lessons.
APPLY FOR A PERMIT
If you have a Washington State ID card: Please email us the “WA ID Number” from the ID and we will submit a permit waiver to the DOL. The waiver allows you to get your permit 10 days before class without taking the State knowledge exam.
If you do NOT have a Washington State ID card:
Please pre-apply online at: http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/preapply.html
When you are done with the pre-application, you will receive an email with a confirmation code.
Next, log into License eXpress to access your ID number. It starts with “WDL.”
Email us that ID number and we will submit a permit waiver that allows you to get your permit 10 days before the start of class.??
GET THE PERMIT
The DOL currently issues two types of permit.
Type 1: Non-Photo Permit (which must be paired with separate photo ID)
Type 2: Photo ID Permit (the “usual” permit)
You can find full instructions on getting a permit on the DOL site HERE.
You can view a PDF with details on how to get a photo-less permit HERE.
State law allows you to miss a maximum of 3 classes, but you will need to make those up. You do not need to notify us if you will miss a class.? But remember, you do need to make up that class! More information about making up a class will be provided on the first day.
Scheduling student drives typically starts after classroom sessions are completed but can begin as soon as students have their permits and 10hrs of at-home practice.
It's recommended to schedule the observation drive before beginning drive lessons. It is a requirement in addition to the 5 lessons to receive a course completion. The 5 driving lessons should be spread out with 2-3 weeks in between to allow students the opportunity to practice between lessons. Students who take several weeks to practice, between driving lessons, have a higher pass rate on the driving exam.
If you are enrolled in Teen Drivers Ed, and ready to book a driving lesson please follow these steps.
Log into your account
Click on the “Driving Lessons” link
Choose the “Driving Lesson – 60 minutes” option
Find a time that is convenient for you and book your driving lesson using one of the five drive vouchers that will appear in your account once you complete your classroom sessions.
Please make note of the following important information:
The observation drive is the one service that must be scheduled through our Office Manager.
Observation drives have temporarily been cancelled by the Department of Licensing as a safety precaution against the spreading Covid-19. If and when observation drives are allowed, we will notify all current students at that time via email and/or text.
You must have your learners permit before your schedule your first driving lesson.
You must have your permit on you at the time of your driving lesson. If you do not have your permit, we will be forced to reschedule the lesson and you will be charged a cancelation fee.
Please ensure that you are log into your account in our booking platform. All available time will be shown under their service category starting with the soonest available times. If no times are available, then our instructors are fully booked. New drive times are released to the public every week on Thursdays with cancellations opening back on the website immediately.
If instructors have additional availability, drive times will be opened additionally throughout the week. We encourage customers to look often for new times.
This is not an option at this moment but we aim to make it possible in the near future for Drivers Ed students to be able to sign up for classes classes at one 405 Driving School location and schedule drives and/or exams at a different 405 location.
Currently, we ask that students schedule the one-on-one drive and written exam portion of their Drivers Ed course at the location they signed up for their classroom sessions.
Drivers Ed Course Cancellation
Driver's Ed Class Cancellations will incur a $150 cancellation fee. Cancellation on or after the first day of class will result in automatic forfeiture of the entire payment amount.
Driving Lesson Cancellation
Driving lessons must be cancelled or rescheduled AT LEAST 24 hours before the time of your scheduled driving lesson or you will incur a $50 fee. If you do not show up for your drive appointment, you forfeit your voucher for that lesson and you will need to purchase a replacement driving lesson in order to meet the required 5 hours of behind the wheel driving for the Drivers Education course.
Please arrive 5 – 10 minutes before the start of your driving lesson so that you are ready to start the lesson right at the start of your scheduled appointment.
If you are 10 min. late for an appointment, we will try to accommodate you if possible. If we cannot work you in, you will need to book another appointment and will be charged the $50 cancelation fee.
For example: If you show up at 2:10 for a 60 minute driving lesson that was supposed to start at 2:00, and the instructor has another student driving lesson scheduled at 3:00, then we can not deliver the 60 minute lesson. Therefore your appointment would be forfeit and you would need to book another appointment and will be charged the $50 cancelation fee.