AJG

Okay i know the rules as i have looked on the website. I dont think i can comply with the proof of residency requirements as i dont have a home. a pain as i only have 2 months left before things get tricky. I may be able to swing it having my bank statement sent to my backpackers with the name missing.
My main question is i have seen that you have to undertake an eyesight test for a WA license. Do you have to book this up in advance and does it take long? I work all week basically 6am-5pm and i dont want to take time off work for no reason. Any help appreciated.

marcpiano

It's done on the day (at least it was for my licence) but ALL licensing centres in the Perth area are vastly understaffed and hugely overstretched, so you're looking at a wait of several hours at least!

AJG

Sounds just like the UK, i will book a day off work to be safe then.... Thanks for that....

northernbird

Several hours . Newly arrived friends of mine were in and out at Joondalup within 20 minutes.

sarah-jayne

Yep we got ours changed in under 30 mins, eye tested on sight after filling out forms.

Sarah

GinaUK

Yes, same here. Also done at the Joondalup licensing centre in 20 minutes (incl photo taken and eye test).

Gina

flowergal

Yep about the same

gatecrasher

I did mine at the main centre in West Perth and it took all of 30 mins at around 1pm... maybe I was just lucky though?

marcpiano

Maybe it's just Morley then, where it took me hours to get the eyesight test done? I was about three hours in Joondalup about 8 months ago...

Gems

Hubby did his licence at the Perth one near Skytech. It took ages and we had to go and have lunch in skytech while he waited and waited. It took a couple of hours! This was back in July.

Gems

PoppetUK

Went to the Mandurah centre when doors opened. Took 20/30 mins. That was long enough with two bored little ones!!!