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Question: If I have a driving permit, how old does the other licensed driver in the car have to be?

Answer: According to Arizona Law, the licensed driver in the vehicle with the permitee must occupy the seat beside the permitee who is driving the vehicle and must hold a class A, B, C, or D driver's license. The law does not specify the required age of the licensed driver, however people must generally be 18 years old to have a class A, B, C, or D driver's license.

A person with a driver's permit may also want to check to see if the car insurance policy on the car and driver specify who the licensed driver can be. Legally, a licensed teen driver could accompany a permitee, but the insurance policy covering the vehicle may require the parent or legal guardian of the permitee to be in the car while the person with the permit is driving.


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On 05/18/03
some.one.special from GA said:
i took the written test on, april 12,2003. and, i think first and formost that, if i have passed the test then, i should be able to drive by myself only, if im RESPONSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLUS check this out, why does someone have to be in the car and, i PASSED the test on my own after all the nervousness that i went through and, i got about every question correct on both parts of it!!!! and there was NO ONE there to take it with me. the government have to back up on this supervised thing i think. but IT'S THE LAW and, i have to live by it for 11 more months! i can wait!!!!!!!!!!
On 11/02/02
somtin from AZ said:
I agree with that...keep on riding... thats what my friends and I are doin
On 09/30/02
Eric from CA said:
Doing drivers ED now, can't wait till I get to go for the permit in 2 months :)
On 09/01/02
dave from VA said:
Me and my girlfriend went out after a concert we went to it was about 12:45 and we went out to a school parking lot so i can let her drive around. not knowing that cops check school grounds all night. we were about to leave and here they come. cops pulled us over just as we were leaving. she has a permit, not with her. I have a license but i'm only 17. oops! so she gota ticket for trespasing on school property and for operating a vehicle without a license. on top of that we were way out of cerfew and my car was left at the school. Me and her were in deep with our parents cause we were soppose
On 08/12/02
Michael from AL said:
I have 8 more months until i turn 16, but I already have my car and i drive around everywhere by myself. I haven't got pulled over by the police yet so I am goign to keep on doing it along with my other friends because i think we shuold be able to drive when you are 15 years old
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