IDOT partners with schools to offer online permit testing

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The Iowa Department of Transportation has launched a program that will enable parents to avoid the DOT when their 14-year-old applies for a driver’s instruction permit. The new program, called Skip the Trip, uses a web-based test system to offer the knowledge test at school, eliminating the need for parents or caregivers to take their child to a driver’s license service center for the test. The knowledge test offered is the same at all state and county service centers. “This will save parents time and the expense of potentially making repeat trips to our locations and will help reduce congestion in our service centers,” DOT Motor Vehicle Division Director Melissa Spiegel said in a release. The Iowa DOT has completed a pilot of the program at more than 20 schools and is now looking for new partners across the state. To see if your school offers testing, visit the Skip the Trip website. Schools or agencies that want to participate should contact the Iowa DOT at skipthetrip.support@iowadot.us.