SAN DIEGO — The Department of Motor Vehicles hit the brakes on a requirement that forced drivers 70 year of age and older to pass a written knowledge test to renew their license. Starting ...

Californians 70 years old and above will no longer need to take the written driver test, the DMV announced this week. As of Oct. 1, those older drivers whose licenses expire as of 2024 won't need ...

A new policy by the California DMV allows seniors 70 and older with clean driving records to renew their licenses without having to take an online course or test.

Sadaf Samim, left, 18, waits to take her driver’s permit test with her mother Sajia Ahmad, center, and her sister Sahar Samim, right, 21, at the Broadway DMV in Sacramento on Monday, June 27, 2022.

If a test is required, choose the “eLearning” option when filling out your online application, the DMV website says. Sarah Sanchez, left, waits for her number to be called at the DMV in ...