If you are 17 or older, you can get an Idaho driver’s license by passing the road skills and written tests, and you will not be required to show that you have completed a driver’s training course.  If you can pass those tests, you don’t need to get a learner’s permit.  But if you would like to have some lessons from Crusader Driving School before you take your driver’s license tests, you must have one of the two Idaho instruction permits first.

If you are between 17 and 17 1/2 years old, you can choose either one.  You can enroll in our Regular Teen Driver Education in the same way as younger teens and apply for a Driver Training Instruction Permit, or you can apply for a Class D Instruction Permit.

All students who are 17 1/2 or older must have a Class D Instruction Permit before enrolling with Crusader Driving School.  At your appointment with the county Driver’s License Office, you will be required to pass the written test before you receive a Class D Instruction Permit.  We can arrange for you to go through the same 30-hour online course as younger teens before you take the written test if you would like, but most students study the Idaho Driver’s Handbook on their own.

Once you have a Class D Instruction Permit, you can legally drive with any licensed driver over 18 in the front seat next to you.  It does not have to be a licensed driving instructor.  But if you would like some practice with our instructor, we will be happy to give you fully customized driving lessons.  We can work on any areas in which you would like some help.  We can help you practice freeway, rural, mountain, or city driving.  If you’d like to do some practice road skills tests before the real thing, we can help with that, too.  Our standard hourly rate will apply.  Choose “Adult Driving Lessons” when you sign up.