QuarterFearless5704 OP t1_j8gcrw4 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 2:30 AM

I am asking because I have seen websites that say 15 with others saying 16

brashendeavors t1_j8gdttr wrote on February 14, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Yeah I am seeing that also now that I look deeper?

This page also seems to say 16 but above I cited a link saying 15.

You might need to call the DMV and ask why there are these two conflicting ages.

Elsewhere, I found this:

>You must be at least 16 years old to apply for a learner's permit in Pennsylvania, but you can start fulfilling the physical exam and other pre-appointment requirements as early as 15 ½ (source)

It seems to agree though just turning 15 by itself won't do it. Six months after turning 15, you can start doing some eligibility requirements but no permit till 16, from what I read...

Please note that the website that did say 15, was NOT an official state DMV site. Just a unofficial web page, which really ANYONE can make and factual accuracy doesn't matter, shrug.

So someone random made a page collecting each state's info -- and they got Pennsylvania's info wrong. Then probably other sites copied that wrong info. Only the official PA state gov pages should be trusted.

AnotherUser297 t1_j8gedma wrote on February 14, 2023 at 2:43 AM

I’m pretty sure you could get the permit at 15 and a half maybe 10-15 years ago. It’s now at age 16, and you can take your drivers test after 6 months and a set number of supervised driving hours.

ImNorm29 t1_j8nxkyt wrote on February 15, 2023 at 6:24 PM

Unless there were a different set of rules in between, the prior rules were that you could go take the written learner's permit test ahead of your 16th birtday (I think 30 or 60 days, but I don't remember exactly). The state would then mail you your permit on/about your birthday, but the permit was still not valid until your 16th birthday. I distinctly remember mine arriving on my birthday mid-week and I was able to go take my DL test on Saturday morning (there was no requirement to hold the permit for 6 months before taking the DL test back then).

RedditModsArePoor t1_j8gf6j5 wrote on February 14, 2023 at 2:49 AM

Another magical thing you could do , maybe call the DMV to be 100% sure rather than asking people on reddit?