The desire to quickly obtain a license is quite natural - in some cases, people take up to six months to obtain a driver's license, and the cost of training and passing exams is expressed in five-figure sums. Interest is fueled by unscrupulous market participants who offer to buy a device tomorrow, or at most in a month. In fact, this is an unrealistic time frame for obtaining a driver's license in an honest way.
The minimum period for passing a license
is 2.5 months , but the time before obtaining a driver's license can be much longer if you do not follow the recommendations outlined below.
Let's consider how you can legally speed up the process and what steps to take to achieve your cherished goal.
Changes in the practical part
Previously, drivers could independently prepare for testing at the traffic police, but, according to experts, the level of knowledge acquired comprehensively and evenly will allow them to pass the tests much better and faster. The State Traffic Inspectorate is dissatisfied with the performance of self-trained drivers. The level of knowledge of such applicants for obtaining rights is quite mediocre. While most students in a driving school can pass the test the first time, “self-taught” students have to spend time and money retaking the test.
This year, the practical driving test in the city and on the site has been combined into one position. Driving schools not only inform students about the training route used to pass the test, but also force future drivers to automatically practice all the skills necessary to pass the exam. This significantly increases exam passing rates, because the student will simply repeat everything he was taught in class.
What changes are planned in 2021
The new legislation is considering a number of changes that may be adopted in the near future.
These include:
- Permission to carry out testing on highways. This will prepare students for emergency situations involving heavy traffic of a large number of cars.
- Increase in the number of reasons for refusal of admission to testing. Driving schools must periodically update conclusions with the State Traffic Inspectorate. If a student studied at an institution not accredited by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, he may be denied access to the exams.
- Make the period before retaking the exam shorter. This will enable the student to better prepare for testing. Thus, theory can be retaken no later than in a month, and practice – in 2 months. In the 4 months between theory and practice, a motorist can forget everything that was previously learned.
- Now there will be a division between the concepts of “learner” and “learner”. The status of the student is not recorded in any way, because the instructor is essentially considered the driver. In the event of an accident, responsibility falls entirely on the training person. The introduction of certain amendments made it possible to divide responsibility between the instructor and the student.
- There have also been changes in the age of admission to driving.
IMPORTANT !!! If previously there was a division into categories into age groups, now only persons who have reached the age of majority are allowed to take exams. Driving schools are prohibited from accepting students under 18 years of age.
Distance learning
The driver will not be able to obtain a license or open a new category without providing a document confirming completion of the driving course. Attending a driving school as usual is inconvenient for many drivers. This is especially true for those motorists who simply need to open a new category. They already know the theory, but they practice driving in the field. An alternative to regular training at a driving school can be distance learning.
Such classes are available to residents of the Russian Federation, as well as citizens of other countries. To use this service, you must provide a medical card and passport. During the training process, you can study the basic requirements of current legislation and the features of servicing your transport.
ATTENTION !!! Basic driving principles will also be available to motorists. After completing the training process and completing all the necessary programs, the future driver will be able to obtain permission to test.
An application for this type of training must be submitted in person at the driving school. Based on it, an agreement is drawn up. After registering on the driving school website, the student will be able to make payment and join the training, which is carried out according to an individual schedule. At the same time, the exam is also taken remotely at a time convenient for the future driver.
Documents for replacement
I wonder how to quickly get rights when exchanging them in one case or another? The answer to a question like this is almost completely understood. The main difficulties may arise when creating a package of certificates for the implementation of the task.
Typically, the following may be useful for re-issuing a driver’s license:
- old rights;
- photographs for documents;
- statement;
- check with duty paid;
- medical certificate (not always);
- basis for early reissue of a document (marriage/divorce certificate/change of surname/certificate of training at a driving school).
All extracts are submitted to the registration authority along with their copies. The relevant papers are not subject to certification.
Important: to obtain or re-issue international rights, it is necessary to prepare the previously specified certificates. In addition, they are accompanied by an international and national driver's license.
Are there any advantages to distance learning?
This training system has a number of advantages, which include:
- saving time and money,
- training in comfortable conditions,
- all required materials are provided to the student in electronic form.
ATTENTION !!! Training is conducted in the form of a webinar or already recorded video lessons are sent to the student. The webinar provides an opportunity to get answers to your questions during the lesson, but the student needs access to the Internet and free time to watch the lesson.
This type of training is practiced quite rarely in driving schools. More often, the student is sent pre-recorded lessons, after learning which he will have to undergo a short test. In this case, questions can be asked through the communication channel established by the driving school.
There are also plenty of disadvantages to this type of training.
These include:
- lack of self-organization of students,
- unstable feedback from the teacher,
- lack of live communication, which is an important component for some students.
If desired, the student can organize his time in such a way as to allocate sufficient time to study the educational material. Self-discipline plays an important role in distance learning. In this case, concessions may backfire on a “lazy” or “careless” student. He will need to spend much more time on the learning process than other students. If it is necessary to receive live communication between the student and the teacher during the learning process, it is better to give preference to the classical form of education.
Training Options
A citizen intending to obtain a driver's license can currently study at a driving school in the following forms:
- Full-time. The most common one, which involves students regularly attending classes, passing tests and internal, and then state exams.
- Online. The person stays at home and participates in online seminars (webinars), where the teacher introduces students to new material and also, if provided for by school regulations, answers questions. This option, due to the labor intensity for instructors, is less common than others, but in terms of efficiency it is not inferior to the first, and sometimes even surpasses it.
- Remote. A person who signs up for courses gets access to a personal account, where he views recordings of lectures; Testing of mastery of the material is carried out in the form of online tests.
The last two methods (usually both of them are called remote) have a number of advantages:
- the student does not need to waste energy and time getting to the next lesson at the driving school, and then go home;
- the future car enthusiast takes the course in a calm and comfortable environment, which allows him to better comprehend the material;
- Training aids—books, brochures, regulations, and interactive products—are provided electronically and their cost is usually included in the tuition fee.
The main disadvantage of distance education is the lack of feedback. Even webinars in the vast majority of cases represent an instructor’s monologue, and “from the spot”, as is done in the classroom, is impossible in such conditions.
Do you need the services of a private instructor?
If the instructor at a driving school is not suitable for the student, the learning process can slow down significantly. A specialist at this level may choose the wrong teaching style or communicate with the student in a peculiar manner. Having skated for the allotted time, the future driver still did not begin to feel confident on the road. Often, when such situations arise, the administration of the driving school changes the instructor to another, but sometimes the new specialist is no better than the old one. Hiring a private instructor in this case will be a panacea for the student.
Despite all the advantages of a private specialist, a training contract cannot be concluded. The consequence of this will be the refusal to issue a certificate of completion of training by the driving school. A private instructor does not always have permission to conduct training lessons, and all problems on the road become a headache for the car owner.
ATTENTION !!! A private instructor can assure the student that he can solve all problems with the State Traffic Inspectorate inspector. This good news often inspires the student, but will such documents be valid? Will it turn out during the inspection that the driver is driving on fake documents? Before entrusting such a responsible business to a private owner, you should think carefully.
If the rights have already been obtained with the assistance of a private instructor, it is worth checking their legitimacy. To do this, you can visit the traffic police website and, after registering, enter your license number. When you find your rights in the database, you can cast aside doubts. Otherwise, you should find a private owner and make a refund. Traveling on the basis of false documents may result in criminal liability.
Passing the exam at the State Traffic Inspectorate
The student will need to undergo testing at the traffic police. It consists of passing theory and driving. In the theoretical part, the future driver is required to correctly answer 20 questions. The exam will be accepted if there are no more than 2 errors. Otherwise, you will have to retake the exam in a week. For that
time, the future driver will be able to fill gaps in knowledge and better prepare for testing.
Once the theory is passed, you can move on to driving. It consists of several parts and has a number of features characteristic of each category. The student will be told in more detail about these nuances at the driving school. Every year examinees are pleased with new changes. When a driver fails the driving test, you should not give up. Retaking the exam will be more successful if you take into account all the shortcomings and correct them.
Many drivers are very worried before testing at the State Traffic Inspectorate, this prevents them from getting into the right mood and correctly performing the necessary actions. Self-confidence will be an excellent assistant in the exam, with sufficient theoretical and practical training.
Why can't you get your license in a couple of days?
Until November 2013, every citizen of the Russian Federation could, indeed, obtain a license in a couple of days or weeks, having previously studied externally, that is, prepared independently. You could learn traffic rules at home and hire a private driving instructor to acquire driving skills. Having prepared, the candidate came to the traffic police department, where he received the coveted “crust” in a short time after successfully passing the exams. Since 2014, there is no such opportunity - everyone needs to undergo training at a licensed driving school, which, after passing an internal exam, issues a certificate of completion. Without this document, passing the exam at the traffic police is impossible, which means you can’t expect a license.
On the Internet you can find advertisements of driving instructors offering to undergo accelerated training and quickly obtain a license. In fact, they are silent about the fact that you will still be assigned to a driving school in which you will be enrolled and also take internal exams in theory and driving. It will not be possible to win time or money in this way, or the savings will be insignificant.
A completely unsuccessful way is to buy the rights. There are many options offered, from bribing an inspector for successfully passing exams to buying a fake ID. Such actions are easily detected, after which the unlucky driver risks going to places not so remote.
Remember that the examination vehicle is audio and video recorded - you and only you need to be behind the wheel and follow the inspector’s commands.
