Braintree RMV Now Offering Class D Road Tests

BRAINTREE, MA — Class D road tests are now available at two new locations in Braintree and Mattapan, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles announced this week.

"The RMV is offering these new service changes to provide additional, accessible and convenient road test options for customers and to help support the continuing successful implementation of the Work and Family Mobility Act, which became effective on July 1," officials said.

Road tests that are being offered at the service plaza in Braintree are in addition to road test services that are currently available at the Braintree RMV Service Center on Plain Street, officials noted.

The two new sites, which are being staffed by RMV personnel, are for road tests only and other customer service transactions won't be available. The road tests are offered Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Braintree Granite Plaza

• 717 Granite Street Braintree, MA 02184

Mattapan Riverway Plaza

• 90 River Street Boston, MA 02126

Road test applicants must bring a physical copy of their learner’s permit, a printed and completed Road Test Application and be accompanied by a qualified sponsor. A sponsor is a person who is a licensed driver over the age of 21 with at least one year of experience driving.

In addition to meeting the application and sponsor qualifications, the applicant must make sure the vehicle brought for testing meets all functional and safety requirements.

Private passenger vehicles used for a Class D road test must meet the following requirements:

• Be in good working condition and be able to pass a safety check.
• Have a valid registration and current inspection sticker.
• Contain adequate seating accommodations next to the operator for the use of the examiner and have a rear seat for the sponsor.
• Be designed to let the examiner make an emergency stop using the parking brake. If not, the vehicle cannot be used for the road test.
• Any vehicle with a center console that does not have a parking brake as part of the console cannot be used.
• Any vehicle that does not allow the examiner unobstructed access to the parking brake cannot be used.

Road test appointments can be scheduled online at the link here.