Getting your car full licence

Resources

• Full licence test for driving a car - Factsheet explaining in detail what the test involves, how it is scored and how you should prepare for it.

Information

• How to get a full licence
• Applying for a full licence

How to get a full licence

All restricted licence holders (Class 1 licence) need to sit and pass a full licence test before graduating to a full licence.

The full licence test involves a thorough examination of your driving skills and how you detect and respond to driving hazards.

You can apply for a full driver licence after 18 months on your restricted licence if you're under 25 years of age, or after six months on your restricted licence if you're 25 years of age or older. This time can be reduced if you successfully complete an approved course. (See Factsheet 66 Driver licensing courses for more details.)

Applying for a full licence

You'll need to:

• pay the appropriate fees for the test and full licence application
• have your photograph taken
• provide your usual signature
• pass an eyesight screening check (or provide an eyesight certificate)
• produce identification and evidence of your address. (See Factsheet 20 for a full list of acceptable IDs, or phone our Driver Licensing Call Centre on (free phone) 0800 822 422)
• pass the full licence test.

When you've passed the full licence test you'll be given a temporary licence, valid for 21 days, to use until you receive your full licence in the mail.

Your full licence should arrive within two to three weeks.

Remember that you must carry your driver licence with you at all times when you're driving.

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Last updated: 30 September 2005