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First-time applicants can now take the written part of their DMV driving tests at home, months after the department first allowed renewing drivers to do so. How does it work: The online test is the ...

The Department of Motor Vehicles’ written test can now be taken online — or skipped all together for some by replacing it with a 45-minute, online course. Generally, the test that the DMV calls the ...