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112 d R I V E R S A N d L I C E N S I N G Your log book is your ‘ticket’ to your driver’s licence Who is required to fill it out? Your qualified supervising driver is required to sign-off the driving sessions as you complete them. You are required to record your driving practice sessions at the back of the log book. Your qualified supervising driver must sign off each practice session for it to be valid. The Driver’s Handbook Should the qualified supervising driver enter their licence details in the log book? Yes, the log book has sections for recording the time and date that the practice took place, the location, the number of kilometres driven, the road, weather and traffic conditions and the name, licence number and the signature of the qualified supervising driver. If I have a previous interstate learner’s permit experience, can I record this driving experience into my log book? If you can produce evidence that you previously held an interstate learner licence/permit, the relevant qualified supervising driver may record previous driving experience in the log book. What happens if I lose my log book? The best way to avoid this situation is to take care of the log book to ensure that you don’t lose it. Don’t leave it lying around; get yourself a system to manage the things you need to do when you are learning to drive. There are lots of things that you will have to think about and plan for, simple things, like finding the ignition keys, putting on the ‘L’ plates, carrying your learner’s permit while driving and looking after your log book. If you lose your log book, a fee will be charged for its replacement. If you wish to have your previous experience recognised you will need to have your qualified supervising driver(s) re-enter and sign any previous completed tasks and practice in the new log book. Otherwise you will have to start all over again!
Does the qualified supervising driver get their own log book? No, the qualified supervising driver will record details in the log book issued to the learner driver. Can my parents still teach me to drive? Yes, any person who has held an unconditional licence for the preceding two years (not a learner’s permit, provisional or probationary licence) applicable to the class of vehicle being driven may teach you to drive. Remember to make sure you get that person to record the time spent driving in the Log book section of the Driving Companion after every practice. Who can teach me? Anyone, including parents, friends or a Motor Driving Instructor who has held a full licence for two years or longer and has not been disqualified from driving in the last two years can teach you to drive. The Driver’s Handbook 113
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Page 93 and 94: Parking Parking is when you stop an
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