The driving test represents the last step before a learner can be issued with a provisional P1 license. For those who recently moved to New South Wales, you may be required to take the test. The driving test is a practical on road test that focuses on your ability to perceive potential hazards and respond to them in the most appropriate manner. This test is administered by a testing officer, and entails assessing your driving skills, awareness, decision making and how you share the road with other users.

Who is eligible to take a driving test?

A driving test can be taken by anyone who feels confident that they have the knowledge and the skill that is required for them to drive safely on the road when unsupervised. Before you take the test, there is a fixed amount which you will need to pay to the testing authority. Moreover, you can take the test if you meet the following conditions:

You need to be 17 years or more

• Have done and passed the hazard perception test.
• Have been holding a learners license for at least 12 months.
• Have completed at least 120 hours in a digital logbook app or a manual logbook.

Remember that for those using the web based logbook app, they should ensure that their hours are submitted via the app at least 48 hours before going for the test. This will help to ensure that the data is properly transferred.

For those who are above 25 years

• You will need to pass the hazard perception test before you choose to take the driving test.
• There is no mandatory requirement to hold a learners license for at least 12 months.

How to prepare for the driving test

To improve your chances of passing the driving test in Australia, it’s imperative that you have extensive driving experience. Among the best ways that you can use to prepare include reading guides that can help you prepare for your driving test and practicing a behavior that is acceptable or which can be considered as a safe driving behavior.

Also available are various driving test pointers that can help you know the progress that you are making while preparing for your driving test. Those pointers help you to know where to concentrate in, and acts as a checklist that can help you know where you are comfortable and where you still need to learn.

On the day of the test

Make sure that you arrive at the test center ahead of time. Carry acceptable identification documents and a completed paper log book. Remember that if you fail the test, you will need someone to help you drive away from the testing center. This is why it can at times be good to be accompanied by someone who already holds a full drivers license. Go with the car that you would like to be tested on, and ensure that you have not taken any alcohol or drugs because that may cause your test to be canceled.