Road_to_Solo_driving_handbook (2)

Penalties for probationary
licence holders
If your probationary licence is suspended,
your probationary period will be extended.
If your probationary licence is cancelled,
your probationary period will start again,
no matter how close you were to
graduating to the next stage.
Penalties for full licence holders
When a full licence is cancelled, a full
licence will be reissued when all relicensing
requirements have been met. If a court
order is required to be produced due to
an alcohol or drug driving offence, then
a three year zero BAC restriction will be
imposed on the licence when it is reissued
– the inclusion of an alcohol interlock device
may be a condition of the restrictions.
Legal responsibilities
As the holder of a licence or learner
permit, there are a number of additional
legal responsibilities you must fulfil.
Carry your licence
You must carry your probationary
licence or licence receipt whenever you
drive. If you are under 26 years of age
you must carry your licence at all times
when driving. All learner drivers must
also carry their learner permit or learner
permit receipt at all times when driving.
Change of name
You must notify VicRoads within 14 days
when your name has changed. This can
only be done in person at any VicRoads
Customer Service Centre. It must
be supported by original documents
along with either a photo licence or
documents that prove your identity.
The following documents are
acceptable for a change of name:
• marriage certificate (issued by
a Registrar of Births, Deaths and
Marriages in Australia)
• divorce papers
• deed poll (pre 1 November 1986
in Victoria)
• change of name registration
(after 1 November 1986 in Victoria)
• guardianship order
• adoption paper
• birth certificate (issued after
26 June 2000 in Victoria showing
the change of name details
on the back of the certificate).
Commemorative birth certificates
are not acceptable.
Rules and responsibilities
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