Your journey from Learner to Licence Holder

• Pass the Driver Knowledge Test (DKT). This gets you a learner licence.

  

  Pass the Driver Knowledge Test (DKT). This gets you a learner licence.

• Pass the Hazard Perception Test (HPT) once you've held your learner licence for at least 10 months.

  

  Pass the Hazard Perception Test (HPT) once you've held your learner licence for at least 10 months. Learner drivers aged 25 and over are exempt from the 10 month requirement - if you're 25 or over you can do the HPT when you're ready.

• Pass the Driving Test, after you've held your learner licence for 12 months and completed 120 hours minimum of driving practice and ..

  

  Pass the Driving Test, after you've held your learner licence for 12 months and completed 120 hours minimum of driving practice and recorded it in your Learner Driver Logbook This gets you a provisional P1 licence - your red Ps.

  If you're 25 or over you're exempt from the 12 month driving practice and log book requirement and can do the driving test when you're ready.

• Hold your P1 licence for at least 12 months, and you can apply for a P2 licence - your green Ps.

  

  Hold your P1 licence for at least 12 months, and you can apply for a P2 licence - your green Ps.

• Hold your P2 licence for at least 24 months, and you can apply for an unrestricted licence..

  

  Hold your P2 licence for at least 24 months, and you can apply for an unrestricted licence

  Provisional P2 drivers who receive a suspension for unsafe driving behaviour must stay on their P2 licence for an extra six months for every suspension they receive.