Car Driving Licence Training (Automatic or Manual) is conducted in Auto/Manual car model, air-conditioned, easy to operate vehicles.
Car Driving Licence Training (Automatic or Manual) is conducted in Auto/Manual car model, air-conditioned, easy to operate vehicles. If you’ve got a specific preference for an instructor let us know once you make your booking, so our office will do their utmost to accommodate you.
Both Queensland and New South Wales give learner drivers bonus logbook credit for lessons taken with a professional instructor. It’s the fastest legitimate way to close out your required hours.
In Queensland
“Every hour of your daytime driving with an accredited trainer counts for 3 hours in your logbook—up to a maximum of 10 actual hours or 30 logbook hours.”
Ten hours of lessons with us gets you 30 of your 100 hours — almost a third, done properly, with someone teaching you rather than sitting beside you hoping for the best.
In New South Wales
One hour with a NSW licensed driving instructor is recorded as three. A maximum of 10 hours can be credited this way, giving you 20 bonus hours toward your 120.
You can also take the NSW Safer Drivers Course — delivered by Transport for NSW approved providers — for a further 20 hours of credit.
Worth knowing: a night-time lesson with a trainer counts as either triple time or night hours — not both. Queensland requires 10 night hours and NSW requires 20, and those can’t be tripled. Do your bonus hours in daylight and bank your night hours with your supervisor. We’ll plan this out with you in your first lesson so you don’t waste credit.
The car you’re tested in decides what you’re licensed to drive.
| You’re tested in | Your Queensland licence | You may drive |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic | Issued as class CA — automatic only | Automatic cars only |
| Manual | Class C, no transmission condition | Automatic and manual |
New South Wales applies an equivalent automatic-only condition.
There’s no shortcut here: if you’re licensed on an automatic and later want to drive a manual, you sit the practical driving test again in a manual car, at full cost.
Our honest advice. If you have a specific automatic car waiting for you and no interest in manuals, test in an automatic — it’s a simpler test and you’ll likely get there faster. If you’re a young driver, if you might need a work vehicle, ute or van, or if you’d like to drive overseas without restrictions, learn manual. It costs a few more lessons now and saves a whole test later.
Already hold an automatic-only licence? We run manual upgrade lessons. Call us.
You must be at least 16 years old and pass the road rules test. You can do this two ways:
Your learner licence is valid for 3 years.
If you’re under 25, you must record 100 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night (between sunset and sunrise), in a learner logbook.
If you’re 25 or over, you don’t need to submit a logbook at all.
This is where our lessons do the heavy lifting — see Triple your logbook hours.
“From 1 July 2021 you must pass the hazard perception test before you can take your practical driving test.”
You must have held your learner licence for at least 6 months before you can sit it. It’s an online test — book it early, because it’s a hard stop on your test booking.
To apply for a P1 licence you must:
Retest waiting periods if you’re unsuccessful: you can re-sit the next day after a first attempt, after 8 days following a second, and after 29 days following a third or subsequent attempt. A fee applies each time.
Arrive 20 minutes early. Arriving late, or presenting an unsuitable vehicle, means the test is cancelled and the fee is not refunded.
Hold P1 for at least 1 year, then upgrade to P2. If you’re 25 or over you skip P1 entirely and go straight to P2.
You must be 16 or over, pass the Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) and pass an eyesight test. Your learner licence is valid for 5 years.
If you’re under 25, you must log at least 120 hours of supervised driving, including at least 20 hours of night driving.
If you’re 25 or over, the log book is not required.
Bonus credit available: up to 20 hours from lessons with a licensed instructor, plus 20 hours for the Safer Drivers Course.
Under 25: once you’ve held your learner licence for 10 months, you can book the Hazard Perception Test. 25 or over: “you can take the HPT when you feel ready. You do not need to have held your Ls for 10 months.”
A Service NSW testing officer “assesses your driving skills, decision making, your awareness of other road users and how you share the road.”
To get your P1 you must be 17 or older. Under 25s also need 12 months on the learner licence and the full 120 logged hours.
If you’re unsuccessful: “You must wait at least 7 days before you attempt the test again.” You’ll also need a fully licensed driver to drive the car away afterwards.
P1 is valid for 18 months; after 12 months you can apply for green P2 plates. Hold P2 for at least 2 years before a full licence.
P1 conditions in NSW include: a 90 km/h speed limit, no mobile phone use at all, zero alcohol, red P plates front and back, and — if you’re under 25 — no more than one passenger under 21 between 11pm and 5am.
To every lesson:
To your practical driving test, also bring:
We supply the car — registered, roadworthy, insured, dual-controlled and L-plated.
If you’re using your own car, in Queensland it must be:
You cannot sit a car test on a motorcycle or moped.
Queensland
| Northside | Southside |
|---|---|
| Zillmere | Wynnum |
| Redcliffe | Cleveland |
| Strathpine | Logan |
| Caboolture | Beenleigh |
| Ipswich |
Saturday test bookings are available.
New South Wales — Service NSW centres serving the Tweed and Northern Rivers. Call us and we’ll tell you which one has the shortest wait.
We’ll recommend the centre that suits where you’ve been practising. Testing somewhere you’ve never driven is one of the most common avoidable reasons people fail.
We start by assessing where you actually are. Some people come to us having never sat in the driver’s seat; others have 80 logbook hours and one bad habit stopping them from passing. We plan your lessons around your experience and your schedule, not a fixed syllabus.
In our experience, two sessions a week works best for most people. Enough repetition that skills stick, enough gap that you can practise with a supervisor in between.
You’ll be taught by an experienced instructor — male or female, your choice — working across Logan, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Northern NSW. Our instructors make lessons something you look forward to rather than dread, which matters more than it sounds: nervous drivers learn slowly.
Pick-up and drop-off from home, work or school within our service area.
How many lessons will I need? It depends entirely on where you’re starting from. A learner with 60 or 70 supervised hours might need two or three lessons to sharpen up for the test. Someone starting from zero should think in terms of ten or more, spread over a few months alongside supervised practice. We’ll give you an honest assessment after your first lesson.
Is it true that one lesson counts as three hours? Yes, in both states. Queensland: “Every hour of your daytime driving with an accredited trainer counts for 3 hours in your logbook—up to a maximum of 10 actual hours or 30 logbook hours.” NSW: up to 10 hours of lessons can be credited at triple time, giving 20 bonus hours.
Can I get triple credit for night lessons? Not both ways. A night lesson counts as either triple time or night hours. Since you need 10 night hours in QLD and 20 in NSW and those can’t be tripled, take your bonus lessons in daylight and log night hours with your supervisor.
Do I have to do 100 hours? In Queensland, only if you’re under 25. Over 25 and you don’t need to submit a logbook at all. Same principle in NSW — the 120 hours applies to under-25s.
What’s the hazard perception test and when do I do it? It’s an online test of your ability to spot and respond to developing road hazards, and in both states you must pass it before your practical driving test. In Queensland you must have held your learner licence for at least 6 months before sitting it. In NSW, under-25s can book it after 10 months on their Ls. Book it early — it catches a lot of people out.
Automatic or manual — which should I learn in? If you’re tested in an automatic in Queensland, your licence is issued as class CA and you can only drive automatics. Manual gives you both. Unless you’re certain you’ll only ever drive automatics, learn manual.
I have an automatic licence. Can I upgrade to manual? Yes — you sit the practical driving test again in a manual car. We run manual lessons for exactly this.
Do you supply the car for the test? Yes. Our test packages include use of our dual-control car for the practical driving test. [§B.6]
Do you pick me up? Yes, from home, work or school within our service area. Tell us where you’ll be.
Can I have a female instructor? Yes. Ask when you book and we’ll arrange it.
What happens if I fail the test? In Queensland you can re-sit the next day after a first attempt, after 8 days following a second, and after 29 days following a third or subsequent attempt. In NSW you must wait at least 7 days. A fee applies each time. We’d rather put in another lesson than send you into a test you’re not ready for.
Do you teach in New South Wales? Yes — we work with learners across Northern NSW. The NSW system differs from Queensland’s: 120 hours instead of 100, 20 night hours instead of 10, the Driver Knowledge Test instead of PrepL, and testing through Service NSW. Call us and we’ll walk you through it.
I’m on an overseas licence — do I need to do this? It depends which country issued it and how long you’ve been here. Call us and we’ll point you to the right pathway.
Call 0432 453 553 — Monday to Saturday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Tell us your age, what state you’re in, how many logbook hours you’ve got and whether you want automatic or manual, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s involved.
