Confirm who needs the course.
Applicants for used-vehicle or wholesale-only dealer licenses may need an approved pre-licensing program. Confirm which applicant or qualifying owner or manager must complete it.
California new-dealer education
Opening a used or wholesale dealership? Start with the education.
Six required hours, a DMV exam after, and a hundred practical questions in between. We teach the course — and answer the questions brochures won’t. $249.
Independent and privately owned — DMV-listed education provider, Course Curriculum Certificate CCC0065.
Why dealers choose us
- DMV-listed education provider — CCC0065
- Six-hour DMV-required course
- Real people. Real support.
- Instructor: 20+ years as a California dealer.
This might be the wrong page for you.
This page concerns pre-licensing education for used-vehicle or wholesale-only dealer applicants. If you already hold a license, use the renewal page and confirm whether continuing education applies.
Confirm the applicant role, license path, and current requirements before paying. This draft page does not decide eligibility.
How it works
Three checks before the application.
Complete the documented plan.
The documented classroom pre-licensing plan is six instructional hours and is associated with CCC0065. Bring a current California driver license or identification card; it is required for admission.
Use the applicable form.
After successful completion and the required identity and program checks, the applicable completion certificate can be issued on the current official form. DMV decides whether the full application qualifies.
Pricing
One course. One honest price.
New-dealer course — six hours
$249
The DMV-required six-hour pre-licensing program under Course Curriculum Certificate CCC0065, plus preparation for the DMV exam that follows. Seasonal discounts happen — ask.
Call to enrollStartup consulting with your instructor
$500/hr · 3-hour package $1,000
The questions new dealers actually face — location, bonds, insurance, auctions, wholesale vs. retail — talked through with someone who’s run it for more than twenty years. Practical experience, not legal or professional advice. Booked separately, after the course.
Call to bookAlready licensed? Renewal continuing education is four hours, online, $150 — certificate the same day it’s earned.
See the renewal page →Real questions
Answers before you pay.
Is this the course I need to get licensed?
Applicants for used-vehicle or wholesale-only dealer licenses may need an approved education program. The documented Top Notch Motors classroom pre-licensing plan is six hours and associated with CCC0065; confirm who must complete it and current availability before enrollment.
What do I need to bring?
A current California driver license or ID card. It’s required for admission — without it, no provider is allowed to issue your certificate.
What happens after the course?
After successful completion and the required identity and program checks, the applicable completion certificate can be issued on the current official form. It is one application requirement; DMV decides whether the full application qualifies.
Do you help beyond the class?
Yes — call or text and a real person answers with specifics. We’re an independent, privately owned, DMV-listed education provider — not a government agency. Every certificate we issue carries Course Curriculum Certificate CCC0065 and is issued on the current official DMV form.
Are you part of the DMV?
No. The provider is independent and privately owned. The current DMV provider roster lists Top Notch Motors, but the provider is not a government agency and does not speak for one.
One useful next step
Start with a ten-minute call.
Tell us what you’re planning — wholesale or retail — and we’ll map the whole path: course, exam, application, and what it really takes. (949) 541-6001.