Q29: I have a class A permit. Can I take my test in a class B vehicle? A29: You can only take your skills test in the type of vehicle for you hold a permit. For example, if you hold a class A permit, you must take your test in a class A vehicle. Q30: How can I take my knowledge test if I do not understand English? A30: FMCSA regulations no longer allow translators to be used for CDL knowledge tests. Effective July 22, 2013, PennDOT will no longer allow interpreters to be used for CDL learner permit knowledge tests. Q31: I applied for a commercial learner’s permit and was informed that the PDPS verification How can I receive my commercial learner’s permit, now that the problem in the other state is “failed”. resolved? A31: CSR inquires (Customer Inquiry) on the record to determine if the upgrade is an existing commercial driver moving up to a higher classification, or if the upgrade is a currently non-commercial driver moving up to commercial for the time. If the upgrade is an existing commercial driver moving up to a higher classification: CSR confirms that the status of the PDPS verification. Using Conversation 95, the CSR executes a transaction (PDPS Customer Inquiry) by entering record Number and ‘PDI’ Check Digits. If the result of the inquiry is a Match”, the CSR informs the customer that they have “No now the PDPS verification check. “Passed” If the customer originally applied through the mail when the PDPS failed, CSR should send a notepad to have the transaction completed. (Application was kept at PennDOT and fee deposited, and microfilm is retrieved to complete the process.) If the customer originally applied at a Driver Exam Center, advise customer to return to Driver Exam Center with application and fee. If the upgrade is a non-commercial driver moving up to commercial for the first time, a PDI transaction would not be appropriate. If the customer originally applied through the mail when the PDPS failed, CSR should send a notepad to have the transaction completed. (Application was kept at PennDOT and fee deposited, and microfilm is retrieved to complete the process.) If the customer originally applied at a Driver Exam Center, advise customer to return to Driver Exam Center with their application and fee. Q32: Can a CDL permit be renewed or replaced at a Driver License Exam center?
Q29: I have a class A permit. Can I take my test in a class B vehicle? A29: You can only take your skills test in the type of vehicle for you hold a permit. For example, if you hold a class A permit, you must take your test in a class A vehicle. Q30: How can I take my knowledge test if I do not understand English? A30: FMCSA regulations no longer allow translators to be used for CDL knowledge tests. Effective July 22, 2013, PennDOT will no longer allow interpreters to be used for CDL learner permit knowledge tests. Q31: I applied for a commercial learner’s permit and was informed that the PDPS verification “failed”. How can I receive my commercial learner’s permit, now that the problem in the other state is resolved? A31: CSR inquires (Customer Inquiry) on the record to determine if the upgrade is an existing commercial driver moving up to a higher classification, or if the upgrade is a currently non-commercial driver moving up to commercial for the time. If the upgrade is an existing commercial driver moving up to a higher classification: CSR confirms that the status of the PDPS verification. Using Conversation 95, the CSR executes a ‘PDI’ transaction (PDPS Customer Inquiry) by entering record Number and Check Digits. If the result of the inquiry is a “No Match”, the CSR informs the customer that they have now “Passed” the PDPS verification check. If the customer originally applied through the mail when the PDPS failed, CSR should send a notepad to have the transaction completed. (Application was kept at PennDOT and fee deposited, and microfilm is retrieved to complete the process.) If the customer originally applied at a Driver Exam Center, advise customer to return to Driver Exam Center with application and fee. If the upgrade is a non-commercial driver moving up to commercial for the first time, a PDI transaction would not be appropriate. If the customer originally applied through the mail when the PDPS failed, CSR should send a notepad to have the transaction completed. (Application was kept at PennDOT and fee deposited, and microfilm is retrieved to complete the process.) If the customer originally applied at a Driver Exam Center, advise customer to return to Driver Exam Center with their application and fee. Q32: Can a CDL permit be renewed or replaced at a Driver License Exam center?
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