Stage 3 – full licence

Who can apply for a full licence?

You‘ll need to be at least 18 years old and have held your restricted licence for 18 months before you can apply for your full licence.

If you’ve completed a CBTA 6F course, and have held your restricted licence for 12  months, you can get your full licence once you turn 17½. You can’t sit your CBTA 6F assessment until you’ve held your 6R licence for at least 9 months.

How do I apply for a full licence?

To get your full licence you need to pass the full licence practical test or successfully complete a CBTA full licence course.

To get your full licence using the CBTA option you must:

• visit a driver licensing agent and:
  • present your CBTA 6F certificate
  • pay the application fee of $47.40
  • complete the application requirements.

To get your full licence using the practical test option you must either: 

• visit a driver licensing agent and:
  • pay the application fee of $47.40
  • book your full licence practical test
  • complete the application requirements 

OR

• book your full licence practical test online. 

Information and instructions on how to book online 

When you've booked online you’ll need to complete the application process at a driver licensing agent before your new licence can be issued. You should allow about 30 minutes before or after your test to do this.

Check the agent opening hours, as they may not be open 30 minutes before your test appointment. In that case you can complete the application process before the day of the test or after the test.