Obtaining your Drivers licence at VicRoads
- Study Learner Permit Book thoroughly. (Victorian Traffic Handbook.) Can be purchased at VicRoads (Ph: 13 11 71) or your local newsagent.
- Select a reputable Driving School by searching the internet and local papers (compare our price with others).
- Gain knowledge with roadlaws, identify potential hazards and being able to react appropriately. In general, being a capable operator of a motor vehicle.
- VicRoads and T.A.C. recommend at least 120 hours of driving experience in all types of conditions. E.g. city, country, night and wet weather driving.
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What you need to know
The following section outlines general information about what you need to know and do to pass your practical car licence assessment in Victoria.
What tests must I pass to get my licence?
- A computer-based hazard perception test requiring you to identify road hazards displayed on videos of actual driving conditions.
- An eyesight check.
- A practical driving assessment which lasts for approximately 20 minuites.
If you have a disability you should tell VicRoads before your assessment.
What do I need to bring?
- Proof of your identity and proof of your current address.
- Your appointment number and/or appointment receipt.
- Payment for your licence (cash, cheque, EFTPOS, all credit cards except Diners and American Express).
Overseas applicants
Overseas applicants must also provide proof of their overseas licence. The overseas licence must be accompanied by an English translation, for example an International Driver Permit. If not, an English translation by a qualified translator is required.
Who is allowed in the car during my test?
A VicRoads licence testing officer will conduct your assessment. A second VicRoads officer may be in the car to receive training or to monitor the performance of the testing officer. This person will have no input into your assessment.
A qualified driving instructor (with a Driver Instructor Authority number) may sit in the front passenger seat during your assessment.
The Practical Driving Assessment
Your testing officer will give you simple, clear instructions such as:
'At the next street, turn right.'
If unsure of an instruction, you may ask for it to be repeated.
Your driving performance will be marked YES, NO or N/A (Not Applicable).
- YES when you do something correctly.
- NO when you do not do something correctly.
- N/A if road or traffic conditions mean you cannot perform the expected behaviour.
You will be assessed throughout your drive using the 'performance checks' listed in the following section. You must get a YES for at least 85% of the performance checks on your assessment to get your licence.
If you do something illegal and/or unsafe, the assessment will be discontinued.
Pre-Drive Check
You must know where these controls are and how to use them:
- Indicators and brake lights*
- Wiper/washer controls*
- Horn*
- Headlights - high/low beam
- Hazard lights
- Seatbelt*
- Demister
- Handbrake
(* if any of these controls do not work properly, the assessment cannot continue)
You must be able to start the engine.
Driving In Traffic
During the drive your testing officer will check that you do the following:
Mirrors
You must check either the internal mirror or external driver's mirror:
- Immediately before signalling (within 2 seconds).
- Before braking.
Signals
You must signal for long enough to give sufficient warning to other drivers and pedestrians before turning and for at least 5 seconds if merging into traffic or changing lanes. For roundabouts, you must keep signalling whilst driving in the roundabout. You must cancel for signal immediately after turning or diverging.
Lane Change
Before merging into traffic or changing lanes, you must do a head check (by turning your head and looking through the appropriate side window to check for other road users in your blind spots). You must maintain reasonable progress and accept a safe gap in the traffic.
Approach
If slowing down or stopping, you must brake smoothly using brakes only, or brakes and gears.
Position Stop
You must stop the car within 2 metres of the stop line at a stop sign. You must not stop with the front wheels on or in front of the stop line. If there is no stop line, you must stop as close as practical to, but before the stop sign or intersection.
Judgement
At intersections you must slow down, look in the correct direction(s) and react correctly to other vehicles and pedestrians.
Turns
When turning, you must drive in the correct lane or position on the road, and follow all the road markings and traffic lane arrows.
Progress
You must travel at a speed suitable for the conditions, but not above the speed limit.
Position on Road
The vehicle must travel entirely within the lane markings of the correct lane or in the correct line of traffic.
Car Control
You must control the vehicle correctly using steering, gears and clutch (if fitted), brakes, accelerator and handbrake.
Safety Margin
You must keep an acceptable safety margin (distance) when following other vehicles.
Low Speed Manoeuvering
This checks that you can control the car at low speed, including reverse.
You should not turn the steering wheel while the car is stationary (dry steering).
You will be asked to do one of the these low speed manoeuvres during your driving assessment:
- reverse parallel parking exercise
- point to point reverse
- angle parking exercise
- three points turns
The low speed manoeuvre must be completed within two minutes, allowing for traffic conditions.
Parallel Parking
You will be asked to pull up next to a legally parked vehicle and reverse into the space behind that vehicle.
You must:
- look in the direction of travel before and during reversing
- position your car parallel to the kerb (within 30cm) and be between 1 and 2 metres from the car in front
- not reverse back further than 7 metres from the vehicle in front
- use no more than 4 and no less than 2 movements to enter the space and no more than 4 to leave it
- signal and do a head check before leaving the space
Point to Point Reverse
You will be asked to reverse for approximately 20 metres to a point nominated by the testing officer.
You must:
- look in the direction of travel before and during reversing
- start approximately 1 metre from and parallel to the kerb and finish with your car parallel to and within 30cm of the kerb
- make no more than one forward correction
- signal and do a head check before leaving the space
Angle Parking
You will be asked to drive into and reverse out of an angled parking bay.
You must:
- put on your left signal before entering the parking bay
- place your car centrally (taking into account any vehicles parked in the adjacent bays) and entirely within the parking bay
- finish with the wheels parallel from the marked lines on the side of the bay and 50cm from the front of the bay
- look in the direction of travel before and during reversing
- in a 45 degree angle park, complete the manoeuvre in one forward and one reverse (outware) movement
- in a 90 degree right angle park, you can make one correction when moving into the bay
- look over your shoulder when reversing out of the parking bay
- reverse out of the parking bay in one movement
Three Point Turn
You will be asked to make a three point turn (turn your car around) on a road which is not as wide as your car's turning circle. You should complete this manoeuvre in three movements.
You must:
- put on your left signal before stopping at the kerb
- position your car parallel to and within 30cm of the kerb before starting the turn
- put on your right signal before leaving the kerb
- look in both directions before commencing the turn
- proceed across the road to the opposite kerb
- look in both directions along the road before reversing
- look in the direction of tyravel before and during reversing
- after reversing, look in both directions before moving off
Immediate Failures
An immediate failure will apply if, at any time during your assessment, you do something which is illegal and/or unsafe.
Here are some examples:
Not stopping at a:
- red traffic control signal
- stop sign and/or stop line
- school crossing with the flags or signs displayed when any pedestrian is on the crossing
Position after stopping:
- if you stop at a location that places another road user in a dangerous situation
Colliding with:
- another vehicle
- a pedestrian
- an object (such as a rubbish bin or pole) placed on or near the road
Dangerous actions such as:
- any requiring emergency braking or swerving by another drive, or dodging by a pedestrian to prevent a collision
- any requiring the instructor or testing officer to come to your aid in controlling the car
- driving any wheel over the kerb or onto the footpath
- committing any driving fault which causes immediate danger to any person or property
- lack of control to the point where the testing officer believes continuing the assessment would be dangerous
- improper action causing collison of other vehicles in the immediate vicinity
Speed limits:
- driving over the speed limit for more than 5 consecutive seconds from when speeding is verified
Slow driving:
- driving too slowly without reason (continuously more than 10km/h under the speed limit)
Once you have finished, you will be given a copy of your results. Look carefully at the 'improvement needed' section on the sheet. This tells you about any performance checks you did not perform or performed incorrectly and provides you with an opportunity to further your driving skills by acknowledging and resolving these issues.
The VicRoads driving assessment is designed to reward good driving and treat every applicant fairly.
Ensure that you get a minimum of 120 hours supervised driving practice in all conditions before attempting your test.
Once enrolled at Citylink Driving School, we will encourage you to attempt a Practice Test, whereby we will take you to an exact test route (one of many) and have a written assessment of your performance. If you can pass this test, you are ready to undertake the real driving test. This is an important aspect of an effecient driving school and our aim is to take you once you are ready and our goal is for you to pass the first time! So you can recommend us to your family and friends.
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