How it works

The A-to-Z path to a California dealer license.

Getting licensed is not one task — it is a chain of them, in an order that matters, across counters where nobody will help you fill out a form. Here is the whole chain as our system runs it: what happens at each step, what stays yours, and where the guidance carries you.

The five milestones

The journey at a glance

STEP 1

Course + certificate

Complete the 6-hour pre-license course. Your certificate lands instantly in your permanent portal account.

STEP 2

Pass the DMV exam

The state's 40-question exam, in person. Our final mirrors its format; a simulator and a what-to-bring checklist get you there ready.

STEP 3

Set up the business

Entity and DBA in the right order, the $50,000 bond in the exact name, and a place of business that passes inspection.

STEP 4

Complete the packet

Every form generated from one profile, Live Scan done, permits in hand, and a consistency check before anything is signed.

STEP 5

Submit and open

You sign and submit as the applicant of record, host the premises inspection, and receive the license. Then the renewal engine takes over.

Step by step

Every step, and what the system does there

Course and certificate. Already automated end to end — lessons, checks, the 40-question final at 70%, and an instant certificate in your vault.
The DMV exam. The visit itself is in person and yours. Everything around it is guided: exam preparation, scheduling instructions, and a what-to-bring list so you arrive complete.
Entity and DBA. Your business structure comes first because every later document inherits its name. Guided Setup verifies the entity against state records; the fictitious-name filing follows, in the exact format, tracked on its own five-year clock.
The $50,000 bond. The system constructs your exact legal-name string and passes it into the surety partner's application. The partner issues; the name matches your application character for character.
Place of business. The genuinely hard step, so it is guided hardest: zoning checklist, signage and photo requirements for the inspection, and landlord-letter templates.
DMV forms. The highest-value automation: you enter data once, and every required form generates pre-filled, with rules-based validation catching missing or mismatched fields before you print.
Live Scan. A locator, instructions, and a fully pre-filled request form per owner. The master copy lives in your vault permanently — re-printable any time, so a lost form can never cost you a second appointment fee. Afterward, upload the receipt and it files itself into your packet.
Seller's permit and city license. Guided checklists with direct links for the state seller's permit and your city business license, templated by county and city.
Final packet review and submission. An automated completeness check against the DMV checklist runs before you sign. Then you submit — and your portal keeps the master copies, the deadlines, and the renewal dates from that day forward.

The arrive-complete rule

One principle runs through every step: at the bond paperwork, the notary, and Live Scan, no one will help you fill anything out — you arrive correct, in the correct format, or you are sent away. So every document the system generates is built in the exact format that counter expects. Ours is the only desk in the chain that fills anything in.

After the license

Licensing is the start of the account, not the end. Your portal keeps your certificate and packet permanently, tracks your bond's annual renewal and your license's two-year cycle, and starts your CE reminders a full year out — the same safe place for your files, for as long as you sell cars.

Join the founding list

The course opens the moment DMV approval is issued. Founding-list members get first access, the launch prices, and a same-day email as each product becomes available.

Waitlist only — nothing is being sold and no payment is taken yet.