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Once you feel that you know the material well enough, you can book a test at a Service Ontario
Centre or DriveTest Centre.
Information on locations and booking an appointment is available at the Service Ontario Service
Finder website:
https://www.services.gov.on.ca/sf/?_ga=2.234152093.2040431062.1611594312-1433769550.1609993166#/oneServiceDetail/137/ip/sr/t.
Testing sites are located in many towns and cities around the province of Ontario. Scroll down
the page on the Service Finder site to search for information on testing sites in different
cities and towns in the province. You can search for sites in your town or check in a larger
center nearby.
Before going for your appointment, be sure that you have prepared for the test. If you need
glasses or contact lenses to see properly, be sure to have them with you.

Also be sure to have money to pay the test fee and anything else that you might need, such as
allergy medication
or wrist braces. You want to have as few barriers as possible to passing the test.

Before you go for your test, check the website for the list of valid documents to be sure that
you have the correct identification before going to write your test.
Also, remember to take the original documents with you as copies will not be accepted.

As the Service Ontario website explains, you will need identification giving:

• your legal name
• your date of birth
• your signature

You are allowed to retake the G1 test if you fail the first time. However, retaking the G1 test
involves time and money,
besides delaying your freedom to drive yourself wherever you want to go. With the right
material helping you along, you
can pass the test the first time you write it.

Turning 16 is an important milestone in life, with its promise of more freedom and
independence. Getting a driver’s license is a large part of that.
At age 16 in Ontario, you can write your G1 driving test and begin the process of earning a
full driver’s license. Preparing for the test involves learning the rules of the road and
understanding the issues involved in operating a vehicle on the road in all kinds of
conditions.
To obtain a driver’s license in Ontario, you must be able to fulfill all three of these
criteria, according to the Ontario.ca website:

• be at least 16 years old
• pass a vision test (with glasses or contact lenses if necessary)
• pass the written test on rules of the road and traffic signs and signals

Applicants who are under 18 years old should be accompanied by a parent or guardian when going
for the written G1 test.
Drivers need a wide array of knowledge to be able to handle the situations they encounter on
the road. Here are some examples:

• how to handle four-way stops
• what to watch for in school zones
• how to get out of a skid on an icy or wet road
• how to handle fatigue on long trips

You can learn about the rules of the road and the challenges of driving through:

• the official Ministry of Transportation Driver’s Handbook is available at https://www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto-drivers-handbook.
• an approved curriculum through an online driving school, such as Trubicars

Trubicars offers an interactive curriculum covering the different driving situations and
scenarios that you are likely to encounter. Topics covered in this course include:

• license classifications (G, M, etc.)
• dashboard symbols and warning lights
• signal lights, headlights, brakes, and other controls
• basic rules of the road, such as speed limits, right-of-way rules, etc.
• issues such as driver fatigue, hazardous road conditions, the needs of different road users
  (such as cyclists or pedestrians), etc.