The Rahway MVC center at 1140 Woodbridge Road and East Hazelwood Avenue handles both licensing and road tests. It sits in Union County, and nearby Middlesex County schools such as those in Woodbridge, Iselin and Colonia also take students there for the basic road test.
Where is the Rahway road test site?
The MVC lists the Rahway site at 1140 Woodbridge Road and East Hazelwood Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065, in Union County. It is a full MVC licensing center that also gives road tests.
The MVC lists Rahway at 1140 Woodbridge Rd and E Hazelwood Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065, as a licensing center that also gives road tests. Driving schools in both Union and Middlesex counties name it as a test location.
Local schools show how far the center reaches. Smart Choice Driving School is based in Rahway and lists Rahway, Linden, Clark, Roselle, Cranford, Union, Westfield, Elizabeth and Newark among its service areas. Drive Up Driving School in Iselin lists Rahway, Linden, Clark, Scotch Plains and Westfield under Union County. Schools in Woodbridge and Colonia also quote prices for Rahway road tests.
A road test here needs an appointment. Bring 6 Points of ID, a valid exam permit, and an accompanying NJ licensed driver 21 or older with at least 3 years of licensed driving. Cars need a valid inspection sticker and an insurance card. The MVC rejects self-parking cars, tinted windows, and cars with missing decals or defective brakes, tires or seatbelts.
Many students do not use the family car. Several schools near Rahway rent a car for the test. Smart Choice says its Rahway DMV car rental is $70 plus a service fee, with the student meeting the instructor at the school office on Irving Street. 1st Choice Driving School lists a $70 car rental for Rahway and $110 for Kilmer in Edison on its current offers page. Check each school's page for current prices.
If you fail, you must wait at least 14 days before you test again. Before you test, you must hold your permit for 6 months if you are under 21 in the GDL program, 3 months if you are a GDL driver over 21, or 20 days if you are not in GDL.
What to bring to the Rahway 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 Rahway test
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Driving schools near the Rahway 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. Smart Choice Driving School (Rahway)
- Office at 1544 Irvin St, Suite 207, Rahway, NJ (the site also writes Irving Street). The MVC driving school list shows it as Smart Choice Driving School LLC, DRS000435.
- Offers road test preparation, 30-minute and 1-hour DMV road test practice sessions, and a school car rental for the road test.
- Rahway DMV car rental: $70 for the road test only, plus a service fee. The student meets the instructor at the school, and the instructor takes them to the Rahway DMV. This price applies only to Rahway road tests.
- Road test prep is listed at $130 or $160, each including a road test car. The page does not say which price matches which package.
- Prep covers parking, K-turns, stopping, turning, lane changes and test-day procedures.
- Instructors teach in English and Spanish. Its own site says it is state-certified and state-licensed.
- Phone: (732) 943-2536
2. 1st Choice Driving School (Colonia)
- Office at 795 Inman Ave, Colonia, NJ 07067. The MVC driving school list shows 1st Choice Driving School LLC, DRS000211, with a Woodbridge address.
- Current offers (valid through 10/31/2026 per its site): road test with a 30-minute warm-up lesson $130 at Rahway; 60 minutes of practice plus road test $160 at Rahway; car rental for the road test $70 at Rahway.
- Several offers require the student to meet at the MVC. Pick-up and drop-off is offered for limited places.
- Open 8am to 7pm, 7 days a week. The site shows a Google trust score of 4.8 from about 2,500 reviews (the school's own display).
- Phone: 732-218-7400
3. Tech Driving School (Technical Driving School) (Woodbridge)
- Office at 92 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. Its site lists State License No. #000048 and says it was founded in March 1998 by Tahir Hussain and Azucena Hussain.
- Road test packages include a review session, a fully insured dual-brake car, and transportation to and from the MVC test site.
- Bronze package $280 (3 hours plus one road test at Rahway or Kilmer Rd). Silver $490 (6 hours plus road test at Rahway or Edison). Gold $680 (10 hours plus road test).
- Teen 2 package $490 plus $10 permit fee includes 6 hours, one road test and car rental.
- Open Monday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm.
- Phone: 732-750-4455
Rahway road test FAQ
Where is the Rahway MVC road test site?
The MVC lists the Rahway center at 1140 Woodbridge Rd and E Hazelwood Ave, Rahway, NJ 07065. It handles licensing and road tests.
Do I need an appointment for the Rahway road test?
Yes. The MVC says a road test requires an appointment. The test takes about 10 to 15 minutes.
Can I rent a car for my Rahway road test?
Yes, through some driving schools. The MVC allows a rental only if the test taker is a listed additional driver on the contract and meets the rental company's age rule. Schools near Rahway, such as Smart Choice and 1st Choice, list their own road test cars. Smart Choice quotes $70 plus a service fee for Rahway.
Which driving schools near Rahway offer road test prep?
Smart Choice Driving School in Rahway, 1st Choice Driving School in Colonia, Tech Driving School in Woodbridge and Drive Up Driving School in Iselin each say on their own sites that they offer road test prep or a car for the test, and name Rahway.