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SC DMVNon-Franchise Dealers Pre-Licensing Course
If you're applying for a non-franchise dealer license, you must attend an eight hour pre-licensing course before you're issued a dealer license. The original certificate of course completion must be submitted with your application.
This requirement does not apply to the following dealers:
- Franchise
- Wholesale
- Recreational vehicle
- Motorcycle
- Wholesale auction
- Non-franchised dealers owned and operated by franchised dealers
- Non-franchised dealers whose primary business is salvage
- Non-franchised dealers whose primary business objective and majority of business activity is the rental of motor vehicles
There are two providers that teach this course:
- Carolina Independent Automobile Dealer Association (CIADA)
- Phone: 1-800-432-4232 or 704-455-2117
- Carolina Dealer Training
- Phone: 704-918-4138