Quality instruction, flexible schedules, and reasonable rates for Behind-The-Wheel training with a certified driver instructor for teens and adults.
Behind-the-Wheel training consists of 14 periods of instruction (7 periods of actual driving and 7 periods of observation) and is usually scheduled for 7 consecutive days. To accommodate parent and student schedules, we offer student pickup and drop off. This course is also needed to Waive the 60 days holding period for Adults.
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Teen under 17 years of age
BTW and 36Hours Driver Education can be taken together or separately Behind the Wheel (By City) for students
Suffolk / Portsmouth / Churchland -$250
(Pass Lakeland or Bridge Manning Road $275)
Smithfield / Windsor / Carrollton -$325
Chesapeake / Norfolk / Virginia Beach-$325
Newport News / Hampton -$325
Franklin /Ivor / Isle Wright County -$375—NO experience is $475
One on One Driving (with little experience $400
18 years and Over (Adult) – (5 One-Hour Days)
Adult Waiver for Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton, and Newport News is $475
Adult Waiver for Franklin /Ivor / Isle Wright County -$575
Adult with little or no experience $475
Prices are subject to change without notice
45 Hour Log Completion is $27 per hour
For all other areas please call 757-923-5447
Up to Three (3) students in the car during the BTW session.
Phyllis Foster Driving School instructors have completed classroom and Behind-The-Wheel training as required by the State of Virginia. Our vehicles are equipped with right side instructor brakes that are DMV inspected and approved. Instructors have been trained to control the vehicle from the passenger side in case of an emergency situation. Safety is our Number 1 concern during Behind-The-Wheel training sessions.
Behind The Wheel training will include the following:
Vehicle Knowledge: Identifying vehicle controls, reference points, operating space, proper seat and mirror settings
Rural driving: Back roads and byways in Suffolk, Chesapeake, Norfolk, VA Beach, Portsmouth and Hampton Roads (to experience curves, hills, uncontrolled intersections).
Downtown/City: Seven Cities areas driven (to experience traffic, multiple traffic lights, large intersections, pedestrian crossings, one-way streets, and no turn on red)
Interstate: Interstate 64 – (to experience getting off and on ramps, merging in traffic, lane changes, speed control)
Subdivision/business: Speed limit changes, yields, 4 way stops, pedestrian + bike traffic
Parking/turns: Perpendicular parking (forward and reverse), Angle parking, U-turns..