2364 US Hwy 287, Ste 123

Mansfield, Tx 76063

mansfielddrive@yahoo.com

(817) 225-2808

Mon – Thurs. 4-8p (business hours)

Doors will be unlocked by instructors, after hours, for students who have appointments

Teen – Course Information & Frequently Asked Questions

Teen Driver’s Ed – Frequently Asked Questions Drivers Ed Parent-Taught Online Classroom Traditional Classroom Behind-the-Wheel DPS Driving Test

Driver’s Ed Process in the State of Texas

Phase 1

Phase 1 is the first step in the driver’s ed process for all teens, in the State of Texas, to achieve their driving license.  This phase consists of a traditional or online classroom phase.  The class comprises 32 hours of learning regarding the fundamentals, laws and traffic signs and signals for the State of Texas.   The permit written test will administered in this phase.  The permit test will be administered based on individual student factors and classroom goals for each class and we can not guarantee on what date that permit test will be administered.

• TRADITIONAL = The class will be taught by a licensed instructor who will utilize good teaching techniques, audio-visual, stories and practical demonstrations to impart life long safe driving habits.  The class typically is 4-weeks in length and meets Monday through Friday.  Class time varies depending on what is available at the moment and each class time is 2-hours in length-per state law.  The permit test will be administered during this class.
• ONLINE = This class will be overseen but not taught directly (i.e. live) with an instructor.  This program allows the student the flexibility of learning on their own time and the comfort at home.  The 32-hour requirement is still there and the students will work through the modules as they go.  Parent-Taught students will be taking the online version of our 32-hour class for this phase in PT training.  The permit test will be administered during this class.

Phase 2-a

Phase 2-a  is typically the second step in the driver’s ed process for all teens, in the State of Texas, to achieve their driving license. This phase is known in the driver’s ed world as Behind-The-Wheel (BTW).  This phase is where the student, who now possess a learner’s permit can start driver training with an instructor or with a parent instructor.   The law requires that the student driver have 14 total hours comprising the stepped learning from the basics of the car-to freeway-to practice testing.  Consider this phase the official learning phase behind-the-wheel.

• BTW at Driving School = The law allows a driving school the split the 14hr BTW requirement into two-parts.  This means that each student will have 7 hours of driving with an instructor present in the car and 7 hours of observation where the student will sit in the backseat observing another driving student during their drive time.  This allows for maximum value and skill building for new drivers.  Each instructor is licensed by TDLR and has to meet annual recurrent training and is DPS background checked and meets strict driving history standards.  BTW at Mansfield Driving Academy will take place in our cars.  Our cars have an instructor brake as well.
• BTW with Parent-Taught = This phase will be taught directly by the parent-instructor of record and a log will be used to document each of the 14 hours of instruction.  Information will be given on how best to teach the individual lessons.

Phase 2-b

Phase 2-b  is the BTW practice phase.  All teen driving students, regardless of the program type, are required to maintain a 30 hour log of general practice driving.  This is meant to allow the flexibility of driving during different time, weather and scenarios of driving.  This phase should not be used for the first learning steps in driving but rather practice upon the steps learned in phase 2a.  

• 30 Hour Log = All students and parents will maintain a log documenting 30 hours of general driving.  10 hours of the 30 should be driven during nighttime hours.  Only one hour can be documented at a time per date.  30 hours = 30 different dates.

Phase 3

Phase 3 is the last phase of the driver training process.  This phase requires a driving test.  The driving test consists of a battery of procedural tests checking a student’s ability to perform safe driving habits, knowledge and implementation of traffic laws and good driver etiquette.    Mansfield Driving Academy is a DPS Third Party Test Site.  

• Age Requirements = The driving student must be a minimum of 16 years of age at the time of their driving test.
• Permit Requirements = The driving student must have held their learner’s permit for a minimum of 6 months to meet state requirements to be eligible for the driving test.
• Paperwork = A drivers ed completion certificate, verification of enrollment, social security card, 30-hour driving log, Impact to Teen Driving certificate.

Driver’s Ed in Texas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Driver’s Ed Required? A driver education program is required for all teens 14-17 in the state of Texas in order to drive.  We offer different options to best fit your learning style. What are the phases of driver’s ed? Driver’s ed in Texas consists of 3 general phases.  Regardless of the type of delivery method for Driver Education this will determine how you move through the Phases. Phase 1 – Classroom phase consisting of 32 hours training either online, in-person or by parent-taught curriculum. Phase 2 – This is the Behind-The-Wheel phase of driver education and a student driver would either drive with an instructor or parent-of-record in a PT program.  This phase consists of 14 total hours. Phase 3 Would be the Driving Test phase and a driving student must be at minimum 16 years of age and have held their permit for a minimum of six-months and otherwise completed with their driver education program. How fast can a teen move through the program? All teen driving students must hold their permit for a minimum of 180 days before potentially being eligible to upgrade their license.  All Mansfield Driving Academy students have one-year to fulfil their driving contract. What is a learner license? A learner license is the first license of the graduated-driver’s licensing program in the State of Texas.  This license is a license to drive but with the restriction that a teen driver must drive with a front-seat occupant who is 21 or over, has held their own license for one-year.  The learner license is good until the student turns 18.  In order to receive the license the student must have passed the written permit exam.  This license is to be held, by teens, for a minimum of 180 days before potentially graduating out of it.  To graduate out of this license, a driving test must be passed. What is graduated driver’s licensing? The GDL is the required steps for teens to learn to drive and step up in a stepped fashion before getting a full unrestricted license. Phase 1 – Learner’s License Phase 2 – Provisional License What is a Provisional License? A provisional license is phase 2 of the GDL process in Texas.  It allows the student driver the freedom to drive alone but with restrictions.  The restrictions are lifted at age 18 and a new license is obtained from the DPS. Failure to adhere to these rules or other traffic laws will result in possible redo of the driving test or other consequences assigned by a judge. The Restrictions of a Provisional License:

1. No driving between the hours of midnight and 5am except to go to or from work, school, or emergencies.
2. Only one passenger in the car is allowed if that passenger is under 21.  This rule does not apply to household relatives such as siblings.
3. No wireless communication, phone, text or bluetooth communications.

Parent Taught

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Parent-Taught Driver’s Ed? A driver education program where the student driver will be taught by a parent instructor of record at the convenience of the student and their parent. What are the requirements to be parent instructor?

• You are the student’s parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, foster parent, legal guardian, or an individual designated by your parent/legal guardian/judge
  • If you use a designated individual as your instructor, there are a few extra requirements for them. They also need to be at least 25 years old; they cannot charge a fee for being your instructor; they need at least 7 years of driving experience, and they must meet the rest of the requirements below.
  • You will also need to print out the Parent Taught Driver Education Instructor Designation Form, complete it, and bring with you to the DPS when getting your permit.
• You must have a valid Texas driver license for the preceding three years.
• You don’t have a conviction or probated sentence of driving while intoxicated in the past 7 years.
• You don’t have a conviction or probated sentence of criminally negligent homicide.
• You haven’t had your driving privileges suspended, revoked, or forfeited for traffic-related violations in the past three years.
• You don’t have six or more points assigned to your driver license.

What are the steps to getting started?

1. Purchase the Parent-Taught program.
2. Designate a parent as the instructor of record
3. File and order the TDLR Parent-Taught packet. Click Here
4. Start the Phases of Teen Driver’s Ed
   1. 32 hour online class
   2. Parent Taught Behind the Wheel training (14 hrs)
   3. BTW practice (30 hours)
   4. Driving Test

How do I receive my certificate showing that i completed the permit exam? After 6 hours of the online 32-hour class, the student will take the permit exam.  After successful completion of this test, a certificate will be emailed with the title: FOR LEARNER’S LICENSE.  This certificate DOES NOT indicated completion of the 32-hour course, only that the permit test has been passed. A new certificate will be given to the student upon the successful completion of the 32-hour class.

Teen Driver’s Ed (Parent-Taught)

ONLINE This course is comprised of 32 hours of online curriculum where the student will self-pace their driver’s ed through our online platform.  The program is overseen by a designated parent who will be registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the PT program. This course also includes the administration of the permit test.  Will be taught by our partners at National Highway Safety Administration. This package is only intended for those students and parents who intend on completing both the 32 hour classroom and in-car training at home.  Failure to do the required logging and documentation may hold up the future driver’s licensing process. This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.

Basic

Just the Basic Parent-Taught Program $ 49 95

• Online
• Permit Test
• In-Car at Home

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Plus

PT Program + Extras $110 $ 85 00

• Online
• Permit Test
• In-Car at Home
• Practice DPS Driving Test
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Upgraded

PT Program Plus + Driving Test $165 $ 130 00

• Online
• Permit Test
• In-Car at Home
• Practice DPS Driving Test
• DPS Driving Test Included
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• Bonus Extras

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Teen Driver’s Ed (Online Instructor-Taught) + Behind-the-Wheel

ONLINE  &  IN-PERSON This course is comprised of 32 hours of online curriculum where the student will self-pace their driver’s ed through our online platform.  The program is overseen by a licensed instructor who will be able to communicate with the student with questions.  This course also includes the administration of the permit test.  Will be taught by our partners at National Highway Safety Administration. This package  includes Behind-the-Wheel training at Mansfield Driving Academy to meet state teen driver’s ed standards.  Students will be taught by our TDLR certified driving instructors comprising of 7 hours of driving and 7 hours of observation.   This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.

Basic

Just the Basic Online DE Program $ 360 00

• Online Coursework
• Permit Test
• 7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/ Instructor

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Plus

DE Program + Extras $425 $ 395 00

• Online Coursework
• Permit Test
• 7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/Instructor
• Practice DPS Driving Test
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Upgraded

DE Program Plus + Driving Test $475 $ 430 00

• Online Coursework
• Permit Test
• 7hrs Driving w/Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
• Practice DPS Driving Test
• DPS Driving Test Included
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• Bonus Extras

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Teen Driver’s Ed (Instructor-In-Classroom) + Behind-the-Wheel

IN-PERSON This course is comprised of 32 hours of traditional classroom curriculum where the student will be taught directly by certified classroom instructors utilizing our facilities.  This program ensures maximum student engagement, activities, connections and videos that make a lasting impact on the student.  This course also includes the administration of the permit test. This package also includes Behind-the-Wheel training at Mansfield Driving Academy to meet state teen driver’s ed standards.  Students will be taught by our TDLR certified driving instructors comprising of 7 hours of driving and 7 hours of observation.   This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.

Basic

Just the Basic Traditional DE Program $ 380 00

• Traditional Classroom
• Permit Test
• 7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/ Instructor

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Plus

DE Program + Extras $445 $ 415 00

• Traditional Classroom
• Permit Test
• 7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/Instructor
• Practice DPS Driving Test
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Upgraded

DE Program Plus + Driving Test $495 $ 450 00

• Traditional Classroom
• Permit Test
• 7hrs Driving w/Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
• Practice DPS Driving Test
• DPS Driving Test Included
• Magnet for Car
• Bonus Extras

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Teen Behind-the-Wheel

IN-PERSON This course is comprised of the state required behind-the-wheel drive training for teens.  This course is comprised of 7 hours of driving with an instructor present and another teen in the vehicle.  This also includes 7 hours of observation where the student will observe the other teen driving.  These hours are required of teens, per state law. Parent-Taught students will be getting these hours from their designated parent-instructor but may also designate a driving school to do that portion of the PT student’s training. All of our driving instructors must meet rigid certification requirements, annual recurring training, vetted and DPS background checked and must have a teaching heart and ethos.  This package can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.

One Hour Lesson

Just a 1hr lesson $ 50

• 1h Driving w/ Instructor
• Must Have Permit
• Book as Many as You Need
• Flexible Scheduling
• Ages 15-17

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Basic

Just the Basic BTW Program $ 300 00

• Behind-the-Wheel Training
• 7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
• Flexible Scheduling
• Ages 15-17

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Plus

BTW Program + Extras $350 $ 335 00

• Behind-the-Wheel Training
• 7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/Instructor
• Flexible Scheduling
• Practice DPS Driving Test
• Magnet for Car
• Ages 15-17

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Upgraded

BTW Program Plus + Driving Test $420 $ 398 00

• Behind-the-Wheel Training
• 7hrs Driving w/Instructor
• 7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
• Practice DPS Driving Test
• DPS Driving Test Included
• Magnet for Car
• Bonus Extras
• Ages 15-17

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Business hours

• 2364 US Hwy 287, Ste 123, Mansfield, Tx 76063
• 817-225-2808
• mansfielddrive@yahoo.com

OPENING HOURS

• Monday – Thursday
• (Business Office Hours)
• 4pm – 8pm