How many road tests you need
A licence invalid for three to ten years means two road tests, not one. That is two bookings, two mornings and two cars.
Quoted per booking
Ignition interlock course cost in Ottawa, quoted per booking
There is not one number, and posting one would be wrong for most of the people who read it. Here is exactly what each package includes, and why we quote instead.
Packages
What each one covers
| Included | Car only | Course + car | Course only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interlock-equipped car at your DriveTest centre | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warm-up hour in the same car before your slot | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ten hours of in-car device training | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rolling retest and lockout practice | Briefly, on the day | In full | In full |
| Road-test manoeuvre coaching | Briefly, on the day | In full | In full |
| Unmarked vehicle, no school signage | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free rebooking if DriveTest cancels | Yes | Yes | n/a |
| Who usually books it | Confident with the device already | Most people | Device going on their own car |
No published price
Ignition interlock course cost in Ottawa: why we quote it
Four things move the number, and they move it a long way.
Whether training goes with the car
Ten hours of instruction and a single test morning are very different jobs, and pricing them the same would be dishonest either way.
Which DriveTest centre
Walkley and Canotek are both standard. Kingston, Cornwall, Brockville and Pembroke involve a two-hour drive each way.
How far out the date is
Tomorrow morning and six weeks from now are not the same ask on a small fleet with a small number of instructors.
One published figure would either overcharge the simple bookings or get revised upward on the complicated ones. So we price the actual booking.
It comes back in writing, usually the same day, with no deposit taken to produce it and nothing owed if you decide against it. How we quote an interlock booking sets out what happens after you send a date, and the ignition interlock program reviews are worth a look first.
Not our fees
What you pay Ontario, separately from us
These are published government fees and none of them come to us. They are here because almost nobody lays them out in one place, and it helps to see the whole picture before you commit to anything.
| What | Fee | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Licence reinstatement | $281.00 | Ministry of Transportation |
| Back on Track, after a conviction | $894 | remedial.net |
| Back on Track, administrative suspension | $344 | remedial.net |
| G2 road test | $53.75 | DriveTest |
| G road test | $91.25 | DriveTest |
| Knowledge test, extra attempt | $16.00 | DriveTest |
| Interlock lease and installation | Set by the provider | Smart Start or ALCOLOCK |
One figure to be careful of
A lot of pages still quote $634 for Back on Track. That figure is out of date. The current cost is $894 after a conviction and $344 after an administrative suspension.
You might not need a road test at all
Before you book anything, check how long your licence was invalid. It is the only thing that decides whether a road test is required, and we would rather tell you now.
- 1–3 yrs
- Eye test only — no road test. A first conviction carries a minimum one-year suspension, so most first-time drivers land here.
- 3–10 yrs
- Knowledge test, eye test and two road tests, with no mandatory waiting between them. This is who we are for.
- 10+ yrs
- You reapply as a new driver and serve every graduated licensing waiting period. No fast-tracking.
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Availability & pricing
Send the details. We’ll price it.
Test date, centre, class of test and whether you want the training. That is enough for a written figure with everything included.
- Answered the same day, Monday to Saturday
- A written figure with everything included
- If you don’t need a road test, we’ll tell you that instead
Phone is faster. Someone answers Monday to Saturday, evenings included.