New app to help record learner driver logbook hours. It will soon be tougher for west australian learner drivers to get their licences with new rules requiring them to show theyve undertaken 50 hours of supervised driving first. If you pass, you will also need to pay for your learners permit and learner guide and log. The 2017 logbook rules for learner drivers in perth western australia. The app calculates for you no need to add up hours and minutes. If you pass, you will need to pay for your permit, learner guide and log book. Australias national heavy vehicle logbook laws defined. Then you must complete at least 25 hours of supervised experience in a range of. Set and forget so no one needs to touch the phone while driving. A learners permit to drive a car in western australia can be. You and your supervisor are responsible for the accuracy of your logbook entries. This includes any combination of trucks and trailers.
Following the state governments changes to licensing laws three years ago, learner drivers under 25 must log 100 hours of experience, including 10 hours of night driving, before they can sit a. Learn to drive start to record supervised driving hours in log book. You need to bring in your log book before you sit the pda. Record your minimum 50 supervised driving hours anywhere, any time. Wa learner drivers to prove greater driving experience before sitting. You must also be 16 or older, prove your identity, pass an eyesight test, be medically fit to drive, and pay the permit and test fees we cant help with this. Each learner driver must record a minimum of 75 hours on the road before they can apply for a pplate, with the details recorded in an official log book and signed off by the supervising driver. Gain learners permit minimum age 16, score at least 2430 on the written assessment. When you get your learner s permit you will be issued with a learner guide and log book. New rules for learners permit holders in western australia. If your log book is lost, or destroyed you must pay for a new one and previous experience will not be credited. Minimum 50 hours must be recorded before you sit a practical driving. Note if you are under 25 years you will need to do a 50 hour log book demonstrating 50 hours of supervised driving including 5 hours of. You need to sit the learners permit computerised theory test ctt when applying for your learners permit, and.
Only driving properly recorded in the log book will be credited. The resources on this site should help you achieve this. Logbook rules for learner drivers driving school wa. Driving experience from foreign countries cannot be recorded in a queensland logbook. Latest news on issues affecting drivers in western australia allpass. The heavy vehicles requiring this record keeping are trucks with a gross vehicle mass of more than 12 tons. Only driving experience gained on australian roads can be recorded in the learner logbook app or the queensland learner logbook. Finish 50 hours of logged driving minimum of 5 hours nighttime driving.
Wa learner drivers to prove greater driving experience. One in eight learner logbooks failed brisbane times. To get your learner s permit in wa you must pass the learner s theory test. Drivers who drive under the 100km limit are not required to keep such a log. Take care of your learner guide and log book keep it in a safe place. You need to pass a theory test to get your learner s permit and start driving. Learner drivers will no longer have to fill out a log book. Wa learner drivers to prove greater driving experience before sitting test.