Frequently asked questions and student resources
Frequently asked questions
What are your pick up and drop off areas? We pick up and drop off from home or school for all of Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, St francis, Cudahy, as well as most of greenfield, greendale, franklin and part of Milwaukee and West allis.
Our cut offs as follows: the western border of our driving area is 84th street and we go east all the way to the lake. Our northern border is Lincoln avenue and we go south all the way to the milwaukee/racine border (county line rd) If you're unsure if your address is within our pick up and drop off area please send us an email to inquire.
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Can I attend your school if I live outside your service areas? Absolutely. You will just need to be picked up and dropped off from outside our office or a school library or residential address within our driving areas. If there is another address you want to use within our area that doesn't fit into one of those categories you must contact our office first to have it ok'd.
How old do you need to be to begin drivers ed? You need to be at least 14 to begin the classroom portion and at least 15 to be able to get your permit and begin behind the wheel. You must complete classroom before You can enroll in and begin the behind the wheel portion
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Are both classroom and behind the wheel required? Anyone under 18 must complete both classroom and behind the wheel with a certified driving school in order to be eligible for their license
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I'm transferring from another state: You will need to contact the wisconsin DOT directly to find out if your previous drivers education transfers over and what you need to do here.
How long do I have to have my permit? for students under 18 You must be at least 16 and have had your permit for a minimum of 6 months as well as completed all drivers education requirements to be eligible for your license.
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If I began my behind the wheel at another school can I switch to you? Yes. Any money you paid your current school is between you and them and their refund policy it does not transfer over. We would charge based on the number of lessons you have left. We will need the email address for your current school to contact them and get that information. Please contact us directly for pricing.
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Can we use the free drivers ed grant? Yes.
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how does behind the wheel sign up work? You will choose your program here and fill out the contract. Once we have received your contract will will review it and sent our a paypal invoice within 24 business hours. Once payment is received we will email your mv3001 form within 24 business hours. You will need to present this at the dmv to take your permit test. Once you have received your permit you may schedule a lesson. Scheduling instructions and link are sent with your mv3001 form.
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How do I pay a fee I owe? If you did not receive or can not find your paypal invoice please email or call the office directly and we will send it out to you.
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What are your business hours? Our standard business hours are mon-fri excluding holidays 10am to 5pm. Behind the wheel lessons take place afternoons, evenings and weekends during the school year. Earlier over the summer. Office staff works from home so don't visit us.. :-)
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Something we didn't cover or have a question outside business hours? please email us at safetyfirstmilwaukee@gmail.com
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