Getting a NSW driver licence

To get your learner licence, you must:

• be at least 16 years of age
• pass the Driver Knowledge Test (DKT)
• prove your identity
• pass an eyesight test
• pay the licence and test fees, unless you’re eligible for a concession.

Related transactions:

• Book a Driver Knowledge Test (DKT)
• Apply for a learner driver licence
• View, change or cancel a driver or rider licence test
• Replace a learner driver log book
• Get a learner driver log book app
• Road User Handbook
• Driver Knowledge Test

To apply for your P1 licence, you must:

• be at least 17 years of age
• have held a learner licence for at least 12 months, unless you’re aged 25 years or older
• have logged at least 120 hours driving time in your Learner Driver Log Book, including at least 20 hours of night driving, unless you’re aged 25 years or older
• prove your identity
• pass an eyesight test
• pay the licence and test fees, unless you’re eligible for a concession
• pass the Hazard Perception Test (HPT)
• pass the driving test.

Related transactions:

• Book a driver or rider licence test
• View, change or cancel a driver or rider licence test
• Apply for a provisional P1 driver licence

To apply for your P2 licence, you must:

• have held your P1 licence for at least 12 months
• prove your identity
• pay the licence and test fees, unless you’re eligible for a concession.

Related transactions:

• Book a driver or rider licence test
• View, change or cancel a driver or rider licence test
• Renew or upgrade a NSW driver licence

If you are a P1 or P2 driver, you are normally limited by the number of passengers you can carry and the type of vehicles you can drive.

Related transactions:

• Check prohibited vehicles for provisional P1 and P2 drivers
• Apply for an exemption from prohibited vehicles and passenger conditions

To apply for your full licence, you must:

• have held your P2 licence for at least 24 months
• prove your identity
• pass an eyesight test
• pay the licence and test fees, unless you’re eligible for a concession.

Related transactions:

• Book a driver or rider licence test
• View, change or cancel a driver or rider licence test
• Renew or upgrade a NSW driver licence

If you move to NSW you can use an existing interstate or overseas licence for up to 3 months. After that you must apply for a NSW driver licence.

Related transactions:

• Transfer a probationary interstate driver licence
• Transfer an interstate driver licence
• Transfer an overseas driver licence

Before you can drive a heavy vehicle you need to have the appropriate licence for the class of vehicle. You can then drive any class of vehicle below your licence class, with the exception of motorcycles.

Related transactions:

• Apply for a heavy vehicle licence (LR, MR, HR and HC)
• Apply for a heavy vehicle licence (multi-combination only)
• Request a replacement or cancellation of a Heavy Vehicle CBA Learner's Logbook