Could anyone tell me what the UK HGV licence is equivalent to in Australia. I have tried emailing and phoning dpi but have had no luck with them coming back to me.

Thanks

Debs

Heavy rigid I think.

thanks for coming back. I though heavy rigid would be HGV 3 as an HGV1 bends in the middle (sorry about the terminology)

Debs

I know what you mean, My licence converted to MR (Medium rigid) and I had an LGV2, there is no such thing as HGV nowadays, has not been for about 15 Years.
Heavy rigid is the next one up so I guess this would be the Class 1 licence.

Do you know if there is plenty of work with this sort of licence or if you have to do the raodtrain licence to get work. We are applying for a visa on my skills and I'd hate to think that he wouldn't be able to get a job when we got there.

Debs

I think there is a fair amount of work around for all driving licence types. I have not changed mine over for a Queensland one because I do not work as a driver anymore and it required actually doing the practical and theory tests from scratch over here, something I could not be bothered with.

Thanks forcoming back. I won't tell him he will have to resit the test (especially the theory). It is just something to bear in mind if he can't find anything else.

Thanks Again

Debs