All drivers have been required to take the test once their license expires after turning 70, which has been a policy but not a law, according to DMV Director Steve Gordon.

After months of complaints, the DMV has dumped the knowledge test and online training course for most drivers 70 and older who are renewing their licenses.

Generally, the test that the DMV calls the "driver's license knowledge test," is required for those getting their license for the first time and motorists every five years after turning 70 years old.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced on Monday that it’s no longer requiring most drivers 70 years or older to take a written knowledge test when renewing their licenses. All ...

Most California drivers 70 and up will no longer have to take the knowledge test to renew their license, the Department of Motor Vehicles announced.

DMV knowledge test no longer required for California drivers 70 and older Motorists who are 70 and older won’t have to take a knowledge test to renew their driver’s licenses.