Getting Your Licence

Learning to Drive a Car

Before you can start learning to drive a car on the road, you will need to complete a Driving Knowledge Test at Service Tasmania, a local designated police station, or perhaps through your school.  This test will test your knowledge of the Tasmanian Road Rules – if you need to, you can also take a practice test online before you go and do the real thing.

(If you don’t pass the first time, don’t worry – study some more, and you’ll be able to take the test again on the next business day).

Once you’ve passed, you can apply for your L1 licence.  With your L1, you’ll be required to keep an L1 logbook, and practice driving for at least 30 hours, then take your L2 practical driving assessment.

With your L2 licence in hand, you’ll need to complete at least 50 hours of supervised driving, over at least 9 months, and record all the details in your L2 logbook.

Then you’ll be able to take your P1 driving assessment!  Passing this test means that you’ll be able to drive by yourself – awesome, but also comes with huge responsibility – make sure that you prepare well.  Keep safe and have a clean driving record for 12 months, and then you’ll be able to get your P2 licence, which will see you well on the way to achieving your full drivers licence in 1 or two years time.

You can find more information about getting your car licence on the Department of State Growth website.

Learning to Drive a Motorcycle

Before learning to ride a motorcycle, you need to pass a Pre-learner Motorcycle Training Course (you must be at least 16 years and 5 months old).  Pass this course, and you’ll be able to ride on the road as a learner.

You can take the Pre-provisional Motorcycle Training Course when you have been a learner rider for at least six months (but your learner permit lasts for 12 months).  Pass this pre-provisional course, and you’ll be able to apply for your P1 motorcycle licence.  Keep safe, and have a clean driving record for 12 months, and you’ll progress to your P2 licence, which you will have for either 1 or 2 years, depending on your age, before you progress to a full licence.

Have a query?  You can find more information about getting your motorcycle licence on the Department of State Growth website.