Applying for license aged 17 1/2
Oct 30th 2008, 9:29 am
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Applying for license aged 17 1/2
Hi there.
I've recently moved to Australia, and currently have a UK provisional license. I've read that I must have held a learner license for 12 months before I can apply for a P1 license. However, does this still apply if I'm over 17 (more than 12 months after I could have held a license here if I'd been living here from 16) or will I still have to hold one for 12 months, when I'll be over 18?
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers
I've recently moved to Australia, and currently have a UK provisional license. I've read that I must have held a learner license for 12 months before I can apply for a P1 license. However, does this still apply if I'm over 17 (more than 12 months after I could have held a license here if I'd been living here from 16) or will I still have to hold one for 12 months, when I'll be over 18?
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers
Oct 30th 2008, 11:48 am
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Re: Applying for license aged 17 1/2
Hi there.
I've recently moved to Australia, and currently have a UK provisional license. I've read that I must have held a learner license for 12 months before I can apply for a P1 license. However, does this still apply if I'm over 17 (more than 12 months after I could have held a license here if I'd been living here from 16) or will I still have to hold one for 12 months, when I'll be over 18?
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers
I've recently moved to Australia, and currently have a UK provisional license. I've read that I must have held a learner license for 12 months before I can apply for a P1 license. However, does this still apply if I'm over 17 (more than 12 months after I could have held a license here if I'd been living here from 16) or will I still have to hold one for 12 months, when I'll be over 18?
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers
If you don't hold an UK open/full licence, the general rule of thumb is that you have to start at the learner's stage. More info on where you are going might help narrow down state laws, as being 17+ is guarantee to have an open or even a provisional here. Work on being over 20 before you get the open licence.
Oct 30th 2008, 11:07 pm
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Re: Applying for license aged 17 1/2
Hi
We live in Queensland!
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We live in Queensland!
Thanks
Oct 30th 2008, 11:47 pm
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Re: Applying for license aged 17 1/2
Your UK provisional licence should be swapped for an Australian Learner licence, and I would guess that the time you have had the UK licence will be taken into account for the total 12 months.
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You are not required to complete a logbook or 100 hours of supervised on-road driving if any of the following apply to you:
- Your learner licence was issued prior to 1 July 2007 and not renewed after 1 July 2007.
- You have an approved exemption form.
- You are 25 years of age or older.
- You are under 25 years of age, hold a foreign provisional or open licence and need a Queensland learner licence before taking a practical driving test.
