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Mission accomplished..... I took (and passed) my written test yesterday for my Class B license. I did ask for a learner's permit and was told that is what I got. You are correct Steven@146, it does cost a bit more, but I figured that since my husband has his Class B license and he would love some help driving our rig from Texas to Oregon in a couple of weeks, I decided it was worth the extra money. This way I can legally help him drive and that was my goal. The lady at the DPS office told me that my learners permit would be valid until my Class C license expires in several years. I find that VERY tough to believe and I won't rely on that answer. Once we get home from Oregon a month from now, I will have lots of current drive time under my belt and I'll take the drive test. Looks like I should schedule it now as our closest DPS office is booking appointments in September already! I'm thinking that I will continue to watch the wait times on line and opt to visit a smaller office for my drive test. Our local office includes a stretch of driving on I-35 (my husband did this one) and I'm not even thrilled with that in my car, let alone in the bus with a person grading me, sitting in the passenger seat 🙂 Thank you all for the input!

I truly appreciate everyone's input on this and I actually have an appointment for my "written" test tomorrow. I was told by a DPS clerk last week, that I will be able to ask for a learners permit, but that doesn't mean that is necessarily true. I'll know more tomorrow hopefully! It's amazing to me that this is all so complicated and that there is so much room for error. It seems that it depends on which office and which clerk you end up with, can make a difference in what you are told. We moved from Texas a year ago from Oregon, which is one of those states that has no requirement for driving a Class A motorhome so I've had a lot of time being the wheel (thank goodness). And don't anyone worry, I will assess all of the information and make my decision based on what I feel is the best way to go. I truly want to be driving legal and hopefully I pass the written portion tomorrow (fingers crossed) and I can get my drive test done before we leave for Oregon or have a learners permit...stay tuned. One step at a time. And again, thank you to everyone who answered my question as it all helps!

Thank you all for these posts.... I've been wondering what the status is, of getting this license due to the limited DMV operations post Covid. This is super helpful, so thank you to everyone that took the time (and patience) to begin and add to this post. Super helpful... One question that I do have still.... once one passes the "written" test, does that then serve as a "learner's permit"? I'd LOVE to have some real behind the wheel practice, and help my DH drive from Texas to Oregon to visit our son, and then take the actual driving test once we got home in a month. My hubby does have his license to drive our bus.