the driver's handbook

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L I C E N C E C L A S S E S
Licence
Class
C
LR
MR
HR
HC
MC
R-DATE*
R
The Driver’s Handbook
Motor Vehicles Authorised To Be Driven Minimum Driving Experience
• Any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) not greater than 4.5 tonnes but does
not include a bus, motorcycle or motor trike. The motor vehicle may tow a single trailer,
subject to the combination mass limits fixed under the Road Traffic Act 1961.
• Any motor vehicle from class C.
• Any other motor vehicle with a GVM not greater than 8 tonnes except a motorcycle or
motor trike. The motor vehicle may tow a single trailer, subject to the combination mass
limits fixed under the Road Traffic Act 1961.
• Any motor vehicle from class LR.
• Any other motor vehicle with 2 axles except a motorcycle or motor trike. The motor vehicle
may tow a single trailer (other than a semi-trailer) with a GVM not greater than 9 tonnes,
subject to the combination mass limits fixed under the Road Traffic Act 1961.
• Any special purpose vehicle with a GVM not greater than 15 tonnes.
• Any motor vehicle from class MR.
• Any other motor vehicle (including an articulated bus, but not including any other articulated
motor vehicle) with 3 or more axles, except a motorcycle or motor trike. The motor vehicle
may tow a single trailer (other than a semi-trailer) with a GVM not greater than 9 tonnes,
subject to the combination mass limits fixed under the Road Traffic Act 1961.
• Any motor vehicle from class HR.
• Any prime mover to which is attached a single semi-trailer (whether or not any unladen
converter dolly or low loader dolly is also attached).
• Any rigid motor vehicle to which is attached a single trailer with a GVM greater than
9 tonnes (whether or not any unladen converter dolly or low loader dolly is also attached).
• Any motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles except a motorcycle or motor trike.
• Any approved motorcycle or motor trike the engine capacity of up to 660ml with a
power-to-weight ratio not exceeding 150kw/t.
• Any motorcycle or motor trike.
*Please note that the R-Date is not an ‘expiry’ date in the same way as applies to other licence classes, but is in effect an ‘eligibility’ date.
17 years:
• if you are under the age of 25 you must have
held your learner’s permit for at least 12 months.
• if you are aged 25 or over you must have
held your learner’s permit for at least 6 months.
Must have held a class C for at
least one year.
Must have held a class C for at least one year.
The applicant must have held -
(a) a class C for at least two years;
or
(b) a class LR or MR for at least one year.
Must have held a class MR or HR for at least
one year.
Must have held a class HC or HR for at least
one year.
17 years; and if no other licence is held:
• if you are under the age of 25 you must have
held your learner’s permit for at least 12 months.
• if you are aged 25 or over you must have
held your learner’s permit for at least 6 months.
Must have held a class R-DATE* for at least
one year.
The holder of a driver’s licence endorsed R-Date remains restricted to a motor cycle or motor trike with an engine capacity up to 660 millilitres with a power to weight ratio
up to 150 kw/t until he or she is granted a licence endorsed R, notwithstanding the fact that the date included on the classification may have passed.