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Connecticut driving log form

Connecticut asks a parent to sign Driving Instruction Log for the hours. It has no row for each drive, so keep your own log.

40hours in total
5at night
3in bad weather

In the state's own words

“Your Qualified Trainer will need to sign the (Form R-229) verifying that you fulfilled all driver education/practice driving requirements.”

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles CT DMV page 'Teen driver's license', in the list of documents to present for the road test Read it on portal.ct.gov

“the Applicant has received the required training, including the equivalent of 22 hours classroom training; 40 hours on-the-road instruction; the 8 hours Safe Driver course, including a 2 hour Parent Training, as supported by a parent log and/or driving school certificate.”

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Form R-229, page 1, the 'Instruction Practice Driving' certification Read it on portal.ct.gov

“Parents will need to keep track of their teen driver’s training progress with this log.”

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles CT DMV page 'Driver training for teens', under the heading 'Driver training log for home training' Read it on portal.ct.gov

“Driving at Night (min. 5 hrs.)”

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Parent/Guardian Driving Instruction Log, page 1, the list of lesson minimums Read it on portal.ct.gov

Checked on the state's own website on October 18, 2026. Rules change, so confirm with your DMV before your appointment.

What this means for you

The Parent/Guardian Driving Instruction Log has a row for each lesson, and parents keep it to track home training. At the road test, the trainer signs Form R-229 to say that the training and practice driving are done.

The form

Driving Instruction Log

Open Driving Instruction Log on portal.ct.gov

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