Tennessee requires 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 at night. Teens can get a permit at 15 and an intermediate license at 16. The state enforces nighttime and one-passenger restrictions for the entire first year of the intermediate license.
Total Supervised Hours
50h
Including 10h at night
Minimum Permit Age
15
Holding period: 6 months
Provisional License Age
16
Full license: 17
No driving between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. for the first year.
No more than one non-family passenger for the first year.
No cell phone use while driving for drivers with a learner's permit or intermediate license.
Meeting Tennessee's 50 hours of supervised driving practice can feel overwhelming — especially when you're also juggling school schedules, extracurriculars, and work. DashLog makes it simple by automatically tracking every supervised drive your teen completes. Start a session, drive, and DashLog logs the date, time, duration, and whether it was a daytime or nighttime drive — all mapped against Tennessee's specific GDL requirements.
Parents in Tennessee get real-time progress dashboards showing exactly how many of the required 50 hours their teen has completed, including a breakdown of 10 hours at night hours. DashLog sends milestone alerts when your teen hits 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of their required hours — so you always know where you stand without manually counting on a paper log. Plus, live location tracking during drives gives parents peace of mind without micromanaging.
When it's time to visit the Tennessee DMV, DashLog generates a clean, DMV-ready driving log report that documents every session with dates, times, and total hours. No more scrambling to find a crumpled paper log the night before the test. DashLog is free during our beta — join thousands of Tennessee families already tracking their teen's progress.
Tennessee requires 50 hours of supervised driving, with at least 10 hours at night.
Tennessee teens can apply for a learner's permit at age 15.
For the first year with an intermediate license, Tennessee teens cannot drive between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Yes. For the first year, Tennessee teens can carry only one non-family passenger.
Tennessee teens can get a full license at age 17.
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