DMV Road Test Waiver Pilot Program Ends December 31, 2023

The Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles announced yesterday, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, that the Road Test Waiver pilot program will end at the end of this year.

As of Jan. 1, 2024, those under 18 years old will need to complete an in-person road test at DMVs to obtain their probationary license. The program was introduced in May of 2020 to limit face to face interactions during the height of the Covid pandemic.

As part of the program, the DMV tracked potential safety implications from the lack of 16 and 17 year olds not taking a road test with a trained DMV tester and found no negative effect on driver safety.

Through August 31 of this year, just over 144,000 16- and 17-year-old drivers utilized the road test waiver.