Driver Ed FAQs

The $300 deposit is non-refundable.  The deposit is used towards the cost of processing the student. If you would like to take a class at a later date, the deposit may be applied to that class. After the class has started, any payment that has been made will not be refunded.

A $300 deposit fee will be added for any subsequent course for students wishing to transfer classes with less than 30 days' notice.

No, New Hampshire does not require a permit. You can skip that part, and your registration will still go through.

We are not trained in special education, but we can offer redemption work if the student starts to fail the course to bring their grade up.

We can not allow more time on tests and quizzes, etc.

We will need a copy of the IEP or 504 by the third class if the student would like to get redemption work.

We do not have a parent night. Students are sent home with paperwork to be signed, a syllabus, and phone numbers of all the instructors.

Per NH State law, students must finish all driver's education requirements within 6 months of the last date of the course enrolled.

No, once a student receives their certificate of completion, it does not expire.

When students sign up for a course, they have to create a username and password.

If a student forgets their username and password, you can restart it by clicking the forget username and password button.

Yes, we already factor in our tuition for cash discounts when we receive payment by cash or check. Any payment other than cash or check will include a fee of 2.5 %.

Final payment is due on the first day of class.

Your child can take class at any of our locations, but we will not be able to pick up at home or school for drives. You will have to meet in the classroom where the student is taking the class for the drive.

We maintain a wait list for all full online classes; however, we do not add a student to the wait list until enrollment has been confirmed and a deposit has been received.

If you are interested in joining our wait list, please email info@bensonsdriving.com if/when you have established enrollment and a deposit has been made, and we will be happy to add you to any course wait list(s) of your choice.

Please note: Being on a waitlist does not guarantee admission to a class; it only means that if a spot becomes available, we will contact you. 

If you take the course and complete 30 hours of class, 10 hours of driving,  6 hours of observation, and pass the final exam, you will receive a certificate of completion.

If you do not complete all of the above, you will not receive a certificate; however, you can still visit the DMV to take their test.

If you fail the final exam, you have to wait 10 business days to retake it. You can schedule the retake right away. If you need to schedule a retake of the exam, you will email info@bensonsdriving.com.

You can take the final exam every 10 days; there is no limit to the number of times you can take it.

You must pass the final and complete all requirements for driver's ed within six months from the end of your class.

The DMV has removed the option for online classes. All classes will now be in person only.

If a class is canceled, we will send a mass email to the class and post it on the home page of our website.

No. Benson's does not charge for a repeat of a class.

State law allows a student to miss up to 2 classes. A 3rd miss requires removal from the class.

In the event of a missed class, a 500-word essay is due per chapter missed in that class. The essay (s) are due the Monday following the missed class. If the essay(s) are not received by the following Monday, students are required to physically make up the class and are unable to take the final exam until the class is completed. This procedure is referenced in bullet number 7 of our policy. Please also confer with the instructor regarding any missed classes. 

The student must be 15 and 9 months by the first day of class.

The 40-hour log sheet is completed when the student drives with a parent or anyone with a valid driver's license over the age of 25 in the front seat.

You can obtain a copy under the rules and resources section on our website, or you can also download an app called Road Ready.

You will need to print the drives from the app and staple them to the DMV 40-hour log sheet for submission to the DMV.

Students can not schedule drives with Benson's until they are physically in a class.

Our website lists the areas we serve for pickup. The list is given for every area under Teen Driver Ed. 

You will have to email our driving school with the times you are available to drive from Tuesday to Monday each week. If we can accommodate you within the schedule you provide, you will receive an email confirming the times.

If students need to cancel a drive, they must do so at least 24 hours in advance to avoid a $100 fee per hour missed.

Students must contact the instructor with whom they are scheduled to drive.

You may only practice driving in New Hampshire.

Students are required by DMV law to do 6 hours of observation. This is when the student watches another student drive.

According to DMV law, a student can only drive 2 hours each week. The first six drives are in 1-hour increments, then after the 6th hour, they can drive in 2-hour increments.

Drive times are picked at random every Monday night for weekday classes.

Weekend classes pick-up drive on Saturdays.

Students can not sign up online for drives. They must be chosen in class.