Capabilities Driving School

The Capabilities Driving School classroom and office are located at 809 McKinley Rd, St. Marys, OH 45885. The office is open Monday – Friday from 8am to 5pm.

Capabilities is pleased to partner with the Ohio BMV as a third-party class D testing center. Effective January 1st, 2025 the cost for both the maneuverability and on-the-road test is $50. If the student fails and is required to retake either or both portions, another $50 fee will be assessed per attempt. Please note: the driver test cost is separate from the First Time Teen Driver Course.

*Note as of 7/1/2025, there is a new version of the 50-hour Affidavit available on the BMV’s website, or at this link: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/publicsafety.ohio.gov/bmv5791.pdf

Capabilities Driving School is licensed by the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Traffic Safety Office and complies with all applicable requirements for Driving Schools in accordance with the Ohio Revised and Administrative Codes.  

This course assists adult drivers with satisfying the state requirement for completing an abbreviated training course when failing to pass either the maneuverability and/or road test on their first attempt. Not applicable for non transferable/non renewable licenses. 

Per the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, starting September 30, 2025, adults aged 21 years and older who have never held a driver’s license before and who have not passed their first attempt at the maneuverability and/or road test are required to take an Abbreviated Adult Training Course. There are various options to complete this course:

Adult Abbreviated 4 hours of ONLINE self-paced instruction through our third-party partner Costech. Click here to register for the ONLINE instruction.