Virginia Class A driver training school bonds.
$1,000 flat.
A Class A driver training school — one that trains commercial drivers — must file a $100,000 bond with the Virginia DMV under Code of Virginia § 46.2-1703. Ours is $1,000 flat, the price our carrier rate book sets for this bond, with one soft credit check — never a hard inquiry — and issuance when you pay.
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How much does a Virginia Class A driver training school bond cost?
$1,000 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your driver training school license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the DMV
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Class A driver training school license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the DMV insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Virginia licenses driver training schools through the DMV under Title 46.2, Chapter 17. A Class A license is required of schools that provide commercial motor vehicle training, and the applicant must file a $100,000 surety bond payable to the Commonwealth and conditioned to protect students' contractual rights.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Commonwealth of Virginia (the obligee), with your students as the protected parties. If a school violates Chapter 17 or harms a student through fraud or misrepresentation, the harmed student can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Schools that honor their enrollment contracts treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $100,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with the DMV. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your Class A driver training school license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the DMV insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $100,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.