Learning to drive
The first step to take before learning to drive a car (class C) or a motorbike (250 ml or less class RE) on a road is to obtain a learner licence for a car or motorbike.Note: To be eligible for the issue of a motorbike learner licence (class RE), you must have held a current provisional or open type licence of another class for at least one year.
Learner drivers are not generally prone to having crashes, but once you obtain your provisional licence, statistics show you are twice as likely to be involved in fatal crashes than drivers aged between 25-59.
It is absolutely critical that you use your time as a learner to make yourself the safest and best possible driver. Each hour of supervised on-road driver training you receive must be recorded in your learner logbook. You need to complete 100 hours of supervised on-road driving, including 10 hours of night driving, before you are eligible to obtain a provisional licence.
Information is available for your driving supervisor to help you develop your driving skills effectively.
Statement to the driver training industry (PDF**, 93KB) about driver licence testing in Queensland.
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Last updated 14 May 2008
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