Ive had my learners for 4 years and have managed 55 hours due to work and not having access to a car. Complete 10 hours with us and it will count as 30 hours to get you that head start. Your keys to driving in queensland publication sets. After passing the practical road test, you also progress straight to a p2 license green ps if youre over 25. In all other states, the aami smartplates driving log may not be accepted by the regulator, and a learner may need to transcribe their driving log into their official log book. Vicroads learner driver log book eclipse driver training.
Qld learner logbook app central queensland driving academy. Im the parent, btw, and after 6 months, weve managed 20 hours. Upon obtaining your learner licence, you need to complete 100 hours of supervised onroad driving, including 10 hours of night driving, over a minimum 12month period. Changes apply for l, p1 and p2 drivers find out how this will affect you. Hi, just wondering if anyone has had any experience in getting an exemption from the 100 hour logbook. Seems abit weird that theres nothing on queensland transport that i. Fatigue management exemptions permits and notices enable operators and drivers to apply for work and rest hours, work diary, and record keeping exemptions. All other inspection types defect notices, present vehicle orders, vehicle modifications and so on must be made by contacting department of transport and main roads. Before you can get your p1 or p2 provisional licence, you will need to get lots of supervised onroad experience and learn how to be a good and safe driver. The driving companion contains the log book to record your compulsory driving hours.
There are 3 digital apps now available to record log book hours. The queensland learner logbook app lets you record your trips electronically instead of using the paper version. Log at least 100 hours in your learner driver log book including 10 hours of night driving unless you are aged 25 or older you will need to log at 100 hours of driving over a minimum period of 12 months, including at least 10 hours of driving at night time. Upon obtaining your learner licence, you need to complete 100 hours of.
The minimum learner age is 16 years of age and the learner licence period is a minimum of 1 year. Using the change hours feature accessible from the profile screen of the app, change the default target hours from 100 to the number of outstanding hours. Tips for getting your learner licence safer driving the nrma. The 100 hour logbooks were introduced in mid2007, in an effort to improve the standard of young drivers who are the most atrisk age group on queensland roads to be granted an exemption, young. When you get your learner licence you will be given a queensland learner logbook and information about how to download the free queensland learner logbook app so you can start recording your driving experience. Please complete the forms as shown in the sample provided. Before getting in the car with your learner you should. It is a guide for anyone wanting to learn or refresh their knowledge about queensland s current driver licensing requirements and road rules. To move from your learner licence to a p1 provisional licence, you must. If any part of your trip was between the hours of 4. Whats more important than being able to drive on your own, is to be able to on your own safely. Apply for learner logbook exemption transport and motoring. Ive read numerous forums about people receiving exemptions after having their learners for 3 or. My licence the driving companion how to use your log book.
This caps at 10 driving instructor hours 30 logbook hours. Theres a reason the legal number of hours you need is 120. To register to use the app you must be 16 years of age and hold a valid queensland issued learners licence. How true is this and is there anywhere that actually states this or is it all talk. There are so many fucking muppets on the road with p plates. Steps from a learner to a provisional licence queensland.
You can book a driving test once youve held your learner licence for at least 12 months, youre at least 17 years old, and youve completed 120 hours of practical driving experience. The 12week period you choose should be representative of the business use of all cars. Ian watsons driver training centre can help you get your light rigid lr, medium rigid mr, heavy rigid hr, heavy combination hc, multicombination mc b double and motorbike r and motorcycle re licence. Record date, time, hours, rego and odometre reading, etc. S4480 exemption from learner logbook requirements information sheet. You have spent 12 months filling in that painful logbook and yeah. Set and forget so no one needs to touch the phone while driving. To put it another way, i have just started teaching my 5th child to drive. The queensland learner logbook app is free to download from the. Did anyone here have thier learners logbook rejected when. Finished my log book qld learner drivers august 2, 2015 1. This can mean that learners only have to complete 70 extra hours, on top of your 10 hours with a driving school. Young drivers department of transport and main roads.
The driving companion booklet contains the log book to record your compulsory driving hours and youll get a copy with your learners permit. Search results department of transport and main roads. Surge in queensland learner drivers gaining exemption from. This service allows you to apply for an exemption from the requirement to complete and record 100 hours of supervised driving experience to be eligible to apply for a p1 licence. There are 10 forms to record your day time driving and 2 forms for your night time driving. Learners can now use one of three new apps to record, display and submit log book hours. In some cases where learners have moved interstate andor have no family and friends to support their 100 hours of driving, a stringent process exists with queensland transport whereby a learner can apply for a logbook exemption. This service allows you to apply for an exemption from the requirement to complete and record 100 hours of supervised driving experience to be eligible to apply. All drivers are banned from using a mobile phone that is held in the hand while driving, but if you are under 25, you cant use a mobile. The ultimate p1 licence guide for qld learner drivers. Transport and main roads corporate forms s4480 exemption. Get a feel for how far things are so the forged records look legit.
Before they can apply for their provisional licence, learners need to log 100 hours of driving experience, which means they need to be in the car a lot. Can i just say to the assessor when i go for my ps that i found my old logbook while moving and just transferred the hours over. Exemption from learner logbook requirements application. Steps from a learner to a provisional licence transport and. The learner driver must accumulate at least 100 hours of supervised on road driving experience during the 3 years before applying for approval of a logbook or prior driving experience application, including at least 10 hours of night driving. Ive had my qld learners for around 18 months now and logged in about 150 hours in an automatic car. Make sure the records in your logbook up to date, and take note of the outstanding hours you still need to complete to reach the target of 100 hours. Ian watsons driving school is queensland s best truck and motorcycle school. If you use the logbook method, you can generally claim depreciation, or decline in value, of the motor vehicle.
If you have not yet registered to use learn2go, please. The sample learner log book is a part of the learner kit that is free and is given to you when you pass your learner permit knowledge test and pay the learner permit fee at a vicroads customer service centre. This must be at least 12 business days prior to your practical driving test. In qld, if you are under the age of 25 you must log at least 100 hours of supervised driving, including a minimum of 10 hours of night driving, before you can attempt the driving test. Nhvr australian log book calculation 100% accurate every. You must record these drives in a certified queensland transport logbook, and have. Learner log book to record your practice hours road types and conditions. You do not need to record your hours in a paper logbook if you are using the app. Record your minimum 50 supervised driving hours anywhere, any time. If you are at least 25 when you pass your practical driving test you will get a p2 licence. It should be used as a guide by anyone preparing for their driver knowledge test or wanting to refresh their knowledge about queensland. Download qld learner logbook and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad and ipod touch.
To submit the hours already completed in the app, use the change hours feature from the profile screen of the app to change the apps default target hours from 100 to the number already recorded. Only vehicles requiring programmed inspections may be booked through the internet. Surge in queensland learner drivers gaining exemption from 100. Queensland transport officials reject one in eight learner logbooks, with thousands of young drivers failing to properly document 100 hours of training. You can also record your 100 hours using a learner logbook app from a recognised third party provider.
I was planning to submit it for approval soon, but was told by my friend that if you have logs of driving for more than 2 hrs without a break, they return the log book saying it is unsatisfactory. Spend two years or so driving everywhere and record that. Night driving hours are between sunset and sunrise. This learner log book needs to be used by you to record your driving practice hours.
Jul 28, 2010 queensland transport officials reject one in eight learner logbooks, with thousands of young drivers failing to properly document 100 hours of training. The app calculates for you no need to add up hours and minutes. If you want to use the logbook method for two or more cars, the logbook for each car must cover the same period. If you are under 25 you will need to record at least 100 hours of supervised driving in any of the following. Plus checking your vehicle, observing, planning and defensive driving strategies. How how how salvage so youre wondering how the department of transport checks your learner drivers log book as part of the driving test. Exemption from learner logbook requirements information sheet. The system allows learners to log three hours for each hourlong formal driving lesson they complete, but this only applies to up to 10 hours of professional training. Every time you drive you must record the details of your journey in the log book pages. Hence, 1 hour with one of our driving instructors counts as 3 logbook hours. More than half of learner drivers amass hours or more in their log book. From 1 november 2017, learner drivers will need to have 20 hours of night time driving instead of 10.
Every hour of a driving lesson that you do with an ltrent instructor grants you an additional 2 hours towards your logbook. Once you have completed at least 120 hours of supervised driving check through the following list and make sure you correct any of the following problems declaration completed incorrectly. Cant you get the 100 hours down if you do paid lessons from a driving school. Learner logbook transport and motoring queensland government. You will then present this log book before taking your driving test. Aami smartplates is brought to you by aai limited abn 48 005 297 807 trading as aami. Aami smartplates driving log is only accepted in sa. The nhvr is undertaking a trial of fatigue safety related technologies to gain a greater understanding of how they work and are used. If you didnt get a hard copy logbook when you got your learners, you can get one from a transport and motoring customer service centre. To be eligible for a learner logbook exemption you must hold a learner licence, be under 25 and be able to prove that.
I find the best way to dodgey up your log book is to put in the groundwork. It is queensland transports preference that you have completed over 100 hours in your logbook including your 10 hours of night driving plus have completed 12 months on your learners permit, once you have met these you can submit your logbook into any australia post. Exemption from learner logbook requirements application transport operations road use management act 1995 this form is to be used if you are applying for an exemption from the requirement to record 100 hours of supervised driving experience in a learner logbook before you are eligible to apply for a p1 provisional licence. The app can be used by your supervising drivers too.
All learner drivers under the age of 21 are required to complete 120 hours of supervised driving including 20 hours at night and record these hours in their learner log book. The app uses a timer, not gps tracking, because your target is 100 hours. You will get a p1 licence if you pass your practical driving test when you are under 25 years of age. Many do not sit the driving test until they are 18 or older two years after learner licensing. Youre going to need to officially record 100 hours of supervised driving including 10 hours of night driving. Australias national heavy vehicle logbook laws defined. Transport and main roads corporate forms f4469 exemption. Your keys to driving in queens land contains information about the queensland road rules. Apr 24, 2018 were not going to say that youre cheating yourself by faking your logbook hours or anything like that. Ideas for getting to 100 hours quickly driving licences.
Find out why defensive driver training may not make you a safer driver. You will need to attend a service nsw centre to prove your identity and pass a driver knowledge test dkt. Youll need to submit your driving hours from the app at least 48 hours before you go for your driving test. Controlling your car and responding to whats happening around you. Learners caught falsifying logbooks face penalties a grade. Ive had from a large amount of people as of sometime this year, learners must complete 200 hours and hold their ls for two years. Road safety experts warn the increasing numbers of learners given exemptions from competing the 100hour logbook are illprepared for the. So you lost your log book which had barely any hours and got a new one with over 120 hours.
I drove from bris to chinchilla and back on saturday, took a mate to share the driving time both on full opens but 8 hours of driving sucks balls. Make sure you study your keys to driving in queensland. This can be broken up between family, friends and professional driving schools. Qld learner logbook is the free and official queensland government department of transport and main roads mobile app to record your supervised driving as a learner driver. This was in the uk 26 years ago with a lot more traffic on the roads than here.
Nov 20, 2017 to get your driver learner licence, you need to be 16 or older. You must record these drives in a certified queensland transport logbook, and have them signed off by your supervisor. The 100 hour logbooks were introduced in mid2007, in an effort to improve the standard of young drivers who are the most atrisk age group on queensland roads. One in eight learner logbooks failed brisbane times. But i have a question about the recorded driving trainer hours ive got. Find out how to fill in your learner logbook correctly. If youre over 25 and a learner driver, it is suggested you take 100 hours to learn but its not compulsory.
If you choose to use the paper book rather than a digital app, make sure you take care of it. The 100 hours does not make a jot of difference, all kids do is drive around aimlessly building up log book hours. Your keys to driving in queensland contains information about the queensland road rules. Adobe acrobat reader software is required to view attachments provided in portable document format pdf. Before taking the qsafe practical driving test and moving to a provisional licence you must have held your learner licence for at least 12 months, have completed the log book with the required hours unless exempt and be confident in your ability to pass the requirements of the test. Your learner driver licence is valid for five years. Driver education and defensive driving courses queensland. Log books learner licence roads and maritime services. Learner licence driver licence licence roads roads. Harleyjace hey guys, i asked the question about the learner laws a while ago but nothing had been heard of. While this department has taken every possible precaution with the creation of these files they are. Logbook exemption process for queensland learner permit. Mar 09, 2014 find out how to fill in your learner logbook correctly. Guide for supervising drivers with supervising tips to help guide your learner driver.
Providing you are at least 17 years of age, you may lodge your completed logbook as soon as you have completed your 100 hours supervised onroad driving experience requirement and your driving experience declaration. Youll only be affected by this change if youre under 21 and. Learn2go login has been updated, please use your registered email address and password. If people think 100 hours is a lot for the learner, spare a thought for the parent supervisor who has multiple children learning to drive. Often the first thing the vicroads officer will check is that the declaration form is completed by you and a supervising driver. It is a guide for anyone wanting to learn or refresh their knowledge about queenslands current driver licensing requirements and road rules. But you can easily record 30 hours into your logbook simply just by booking with us. Youll be given a paper log book when you are issued with your learner licence. To get your driver learner licence, you need to be 16 or older. Probably take a little over 100 hours but its worth it. The general rule of thumb is of course, to do the right thing, and keep a log book in accordance with the guidelines. Learner drivers under 25 years of age must gain 100 hours of certified supervised driving experience recorded in a learner logbook or logbook app before being eligible to.
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