How to Pass Your Driving Test at the Newton DMV

Newton has two MVC addresses. Licensing is at 51 Sparta Ave and road tests are at 90 Moran Street. It is the road test site for Sussex County.

Where is the Newton road test site?

The MVC lists the Newton site at 90 Moran Street, Newton, NJ 07860, in Sussex County. It is an MVC road testing site.

The Newton Motor Vehicle Commission lists licensing at 51 Sparta Ave, Newton, NJ 07860. Road testing is at a separate address, 90 Moran Street, Newton, NJ 07860. Go to Moran Street for your test.

Road tests need an appointment. The MVC says the test takes about 10 to 15 minutes and that you may be tested in an off-road area or on a public road course.

Sussex Driving School is based in Newton at 93 Spring Street, Suite 506. Its Zutobi listing describes the mandatory 6-hour behind-the-wheel course for permit holders and private lessons for older students.

Hackettstown's ABC Driving School says it serves Sussex, Morris, Passaic and Warren counties, with road test and road test preparation. The MVC school list also shows Newton-area programs such as Kittatinny Regional Adult Driving School on Halsey Road.

The MVC requires 6 months of supervised practice for GDL drivers under 21, 3 months for GDL drivers over 21, and 20 days for non-GDL drivers before the road test.

What to bring to the Newton road test

• Your valid examination permit and the 6 Points of ID used for it
• An accompanying New Jersey licensed driver who is 21 or older and has held a New Jersey license for 3 or more years
• A registered car with a current inspection sticker, insurance card and plate decals (red, reflective decals if you are under 21)

The MVC requires an appointment, takes about 10 to 15 minutes, and has you wait at least 14 days to retest after a fail. It checks reversing, stopping at signs, intersections, smooth stopping, steering, parallel parking and yielding.

DMVRoadTest.net and the Newton test

DMVRoadTest.net publishes premium road test guides for Bakers Basin, Delanco and Wayne. A Newton guide is coming soon. Check the site before your test date, and use the MVC skills list above to practice in the meantime.

Driving schools near the Newton test site

We did not test or rank these schools, and there is no pass-rate data to rank them by. Details come from each school's own website or the source named in its entry. Prices and offers change, so call before you book.

1. Sussex Driving School (Newton)

• Office at 93 Spring St, Suite 506, Newton. MVC school list shows it as Sussex Driving School LLC (DRS000107).
• Zutobi listing: mandatory 6-hour behind-the-wheel training for GDL permit holders and private lessons for older students; hours Mon-Sat 11 AM-7 PM.
• School's own site would not load during research, so road test car and prices were not verified.
• Listing says it is the only full-time, fully staffed driving school in its region. This is the school's claim and was not verified.
• Phone: (973) 209-1555

2. ABC Driving School (Hackettstown)

• Says it serves Hackettstown, Sussex, Morris, Passaic, Warren and surrounding areas.
• Road test page: students can rent the school's car for the road test, and instructors meet you at the road test site or offer door-to-door service. The page does not name Newton.
• All vehicles have dual controls. Lessons run 7 days a week.
• Lists Lic. #000036. Office at 150 Mountain Ave 2-2, Hackettstown, hours Mon-Fri 9-6.
• School's own claims: educating drivers since 2000 and a 99% pass rate. No prices listed.
• Phone: (908) 850-3748

3. Morris Driving School (Dover)

• Zutobi listing shows an office at 8 N Morris St, Ste 301, Dover, with hours Mon-Fri 9-6 and Sat 9-3.
• Listing names driver training, road testing and road test preparation for teens and adults.
• MVC school list shows Morris Driving School LLC (DRS000279) in Dover.
• School's own site would not load during research, so the car and prices were not verified.
• Phone: (973) 620-9890

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