Are you ready to get your P's? 

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Here's the criteria you'll need to meet to start the process: 

What you need: 

• 17 years of age, or over 
• Have had your Learners Licence for a minimum of 12 months
• Have logged your required driving hours (if under 25)
• Must have completed the on-line Hazard Perception Test 

  Driving experience

If you are under 25 you will need to complete a minimum 100 hours of driving experience before you can sit the practical driving test and progress from your learner licence. You will need to record your driving experience in a learner logbook.

why so many supervised hours?  Extensive supervised driving experience is one of the most effective ways to prepare young people for unsupervised driving.  Research shows that drivers tend to learn basic car control skills relatively quickly. However, it takes significantly longer to learn more complex cognitive abilities involving judgment, risk assessment and decision making that enables a novice driver to be safe across a wide range of potentially hazardous situations.  See 100 hours as an absolute minimum, and get as broad a range of experience as possible, city and country driving, day and night, busy and quiet, good weather and bad.  Whilst you might start driving in familiar streets, make sure you get plenty of experience on roads you don't know.

Understanding what's ahead

You might wish to review the Driving Examiner Assessment Procedures Manual.  This lets you know what the Driving Examiner (DE) will be looking for, and should help you pass the test.

Driving Examiner Assessment Procedures Manual

The following document refers to the NSW system, however it is an excellent guide to the Practical Driving Test.  It is worth reading through.  There are very few differences between the Queensland and NSW Practical Drivers Test, however the administrative procedures to follow differ greatly.  Use the document only for the on-road instructions.  

NSW guide to practical driving test guide

 

Are you ready?

If you have not had professional driving lessons prior to taking the test, it is recommended that you engage an instructor before taking the test. 

If you'd like to find an ADTA Instructor in your area, you can search here. 

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Submit your logbook

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If you are under 25, you will need to submit a learner logbook. You can submit your learner logbook using the Queensland Learner Logbook app or YLOODrive App logbook which has been approved by QLD Govt, or you can submit your Queensland Learner Logbook at any Australia Post office. If you are over 25 years old you do not need to submit a logbook.

You can use a recognised third party app, find more information about learner logbooks.

We will then contact you to let you know whether your logbook has passed. You can choose to be notified by SMS or email. It will take at least 12 business days for us to receive and process your logbook.

Book your Practical Drivers Test 

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To book a practical driving test you can:

• book and pay online
• pay the booking fee at a transport and motoring customer service centre and then book your test by calling 13 23 80
• book by calling 13 23 80 and then pay online
• pay the booking fee and then have your driver trainer book the test for you.

You can pay for bookings online with an accepted card type. You can pay with cash, cheque, money order, debit or credit cards at a transport and motoring customer service centre. Payments made by credit card will incur a credit card surcharge .

Note: Q-SAFE practical riding tests for class RE and R motorcycle licences cannot be booked online. If you are eligible to take a Q-SAFE practical riding test, you will need to book a test by calling 13 23 80 and then pay online or visit your nearest transport and motoring customer service centre that performs licensing services.

Get a booking reminder

You can receive an email reminder about your practical driving test if you've signed up for a Transport and Main Roads account.

Change or cancel your test booking

If you need to change or cancel your booking, make sure to do it at least 2 business days before your test to avoid losing your booking fee. If you don't, your fees won't be refunded and you will need to pay a new booking fee.

To change your test booking:

• reschedule your booking online or
• call 13 23 80.

To cancel your test booking:

• call 13 23 80 or
• visit a transport and motoring customer service centre to use the courtesy phone available to cancel your test.

Saturday driving tests

Saturday tests are available to help reduce driving test wait times in areas of high demand. These tests cost the same as a weekday driving test and can be booked, changed or cancelled in the same way as weekday tests.

Saturday tests are available at the following locations only:

• Greenslopes
• Logan
• Maroochydore
• Southport
• Zillmere.

If you pass a driving test on a Saturday, you must return to a transport and motoring customer service centre during opening hours to get your licence.

 

Take and pass the Practical Drivers Test

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The Driving Test is a practical on-road test that focuses on your ability to perceive hazards and respond to them.

A Testing Officer assesses your driving skills, decision making, your awareness of other road users and how you share the road.

What to bring to your test

You should arrive 20 minutes before your appointment time. On the day of your test, you must:

• have the registration number of the vehicle you are using for the test
• have the permission of the registered operator to use the vehicle for the test
• provide proof of your identity
• bring any current Queensland or foreign licence (with a recognised English translation), if applicable
• bring a currently registered and roadworthy standard test vehicle with correctly displayed L-plates
• have your returning driver certificate—if applicable

If you don’t meet these requirements, you will need to book and pay for a new test.

You no longer have to complete a driver licence application form when visiting a Department of Transport and Main Roads customer service centre. You will still need to complete a driver licence application form (F3000) at police stations and most QGAP offices.

Once you arrive for your test, you will need to go inside the centre and register your attendance with a customer service officer. If the centre is not open (for example, if your test is booked for 8am and the centre does not open until 8.30am or 9:30am on Wednesdays) you should wait outside the customer service centre entrance for the driving examiner to meet you.

Your test fee will not be refunded if your test is cancelled because you:

• arrive late
• don’t meet the logbook requirements at the time of the test
• don’t have the registered operator’s permission to use the vehicle for the test
• have a test vehicle that isn’t safe and suitable for the test.

People often prefer to take the test in a car provided by a Professional Driver Trainer.

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Get your license

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After you pass the driving test, the testing centre will take your photo for your license card. 

Your license will be posted to you. You will receive a temporary paper license, which can be used until your new license card arrives.

Congratulations!