Did you know that Taggart's Driving School in Dunwoody Village offers free Driver's Education with a State Scholarship available to all?

At least two, if not all three of my teenage sons took advantage Georgia Driver's Education Grant for free driving school at Taggert's Driving School in Dunwoody Village and here is how to go about doing it.

Teenagers can not get a drivers license until their 16th birthday in Georgia, and not until the proposed new driver has been driving under an instructional permit for one year before that.  A right of passage for many 15 year olds is to go to the DMV on or soon after your birthday to get your permit.  There is a vision test and a basic written examination to pass plus there will be numerous id cards, utility bills and school documents to bring to prove age, residency and school attendance, so be prepared.

After the permit is obtained, the permit number is the key to being able to register for the Georgia Driver's Education Grant and you would want to do that as soon as the permit is obtained.  The application criteria is needs based but if there are no needs applicants the grant is given out on a first come first served criteria.  In my sons case, we were selected for the educational grant several months after completing the application which is perfect as we used those first several months driving around empty school parking lots and cemeteries where he couldn't kill anyone but his father.

After filling out the application, and you are eventually chosen for the grant; the State notifies you with a redemption code and you register with Taggarts with that number and the class cost for the 30 hours of instruction and 6 hours of driving are waived (a $535 value).

Once driver's ed is completed, there is also a requirement to provide 40 hours of supervised driving with parent or guardian in order to get the license and then for good measure my Dad forced me to change the oil in the car, know how to jump the battery and change a tire.

Good luck with your young driver as it is truly a memorable right of passage for our youth and a for some of us older folks, it can also be a traumatic parental period as well.  

FYI, there are no break pedals on the passenger side.   Enjoy.