What is the maximum speed at which you can drive on this road once you are on your p1 licence?

A new campaign designed to educate young drivers, their parents or guardians, and other road users about important changes to getting a licence will begin today.

The new campaign, Plates Plus: Safer driving for life, has been launched to highlight that the changes are about more than just getting your L and P plates, they’ll also enable new drivers to develop the lifelong knowledge and skills they need to ensure they, and the Tasmanian community, are safer on the road.

The changes, which come into effect on 1 December, will improve the road safety of our new drivers, streamline the process of getting a licence and save up to $114 per driver. Plus, those who complete their full provisional stage offence-free will be rewarded with a full three-year licence for free, worth a further $75.

There are seven key elements to the new Plates Plus young driver safety campaign, all aligned with the specific safety enhancements being made to the licencing system. These include:

• 80 mandatory logbook hours for L drivers, including 15 at night. To help get the 80 hours in the learner stage, drivers will be able to:
  • Attend a Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) program and gain five hours for the learner logbook;
  • Get a  one-hour lesson with a certified driving instructor and gain two hours for the learner logbook. This is capped at 10 lessons (totalling up to 20 hours’ credit); and
  • Get a free Keys2drive lesson funded by the Federal Government, plus a second free lesson funded by the Tasmanian Government.
• A single licence card for learner and provisional licence periods.
• New maximum speed limits of 90km/h for learners and 100km/h for P1 holders.
• A total ban on mobile phone use, including hands-free, for all learners and P1s.
• P1 drivers under 25 can carry no more than one peer passenger.
• New green P plates for P2 licence holders.
• The new Safer Driver Reward.

The improvements to the licensing system also includes the removal of the L2 licence stage, creating a single learner licence period, and the introduction of a new online Hazard Perception Test to progress from learner to P1. Transitional arrangements have been developed for those already in the licensing pathway, with the aim of getting the balance right between maximising the potential road safety benefits and minimising rule changes for those who have already commenced or progressed through the existing system.

The awareness campaign will run across television, radio and digital channels, as well as in print over the next six weeks.

For more information, visit www.platesplus.tas.gov.au

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There are four licence stages

1. Learner's licence
2. Provisional licence stage 1 (P1)
3. Provisional licence stage 2 (P2)
4. Full licence

You may apply at any motor registries in NSW. Have a look into the NSW Government directory to see a motor registry nearest to you. For convenience, you might want to go online or call 13 22 13 for bookings.

Make sure you've used this site to practice your DKT theory.

Some conditions come with a learner licence.

• You must be accompanied by a supervisor who holds a full Australian driver licence at all times when driving
• Display the L plates on both the front and rear of the vehicle whenever you drive. Alternatively, you can display an L sign on the roof of the vehicle.
• L-platers must observe a maximum speed limit of 90 kph.
• You are only allowed to carry passengers that can be properly seated with approved seat belts or child restraints.

Who can apply for a learner’s licence?

You must be at least 16 years old to be able to apply for a learner licence.

How can I get a learner licence?

1. Go to a motor registry nearest to you and book your Driver Knowledge Test (DKT). You may also book online or by calling 13 22 13
2. Present your identity proof (passport, birth certificate, proof of address and signature)
3. Get your eyesight tested and meet the eyesight requirements
4. Pay the fees
5. Take and pass the Driver Knowledge Test

A P1 licence has the following conditions:

• Display the P plates (red P on white background) on both the front and rear of the vehicle whenever you drive. When towing a trailer, the P plate should be displayed on the rear of the trailer. You are only allowed to tow trailers not exceeding 250kg.
• P1 drivers must observe a maximum speed limit of 90kph. Any speeding offence will have a minimum penalty of 4 demerit points, a fine, and licence suspension for 3 months
• All type of use of a mobile phone (including speaker phone and hands-free set) will result in 3 demerit points plus a fine.
• Using an automatic vehicle for the driving test will allow you to drive only automatic vehicles.
• You are only allowed to carry passengers that can be properly seated with approved seat belts or child restraints.
• P1 drivers must observe the peer passenger condition which allows P1 drivers under the age of 25 to carry not more than one passenger under 21 years of age between 11pm and 5am. However, drivers of an emergency vehicle (ambulance, police automobile, fire services or any person approved by the Roads and Maritime Services) driving to perform their duties are exempted from the peer passenger condition.

When and who can apply for a restricted licence?

You must be at least 17 years old, have logged at least 120 driving hours (20 minimum night driving hours), and have held a learner licence for a minimum period of 12 months to apply for a restricted licence.

How to get a P1 licence?

1. Go to a motor registry nearest to you and book your Driving Test or book online, or by calling 13 22 13.
2. Bring your completed learner driver log book and make sure it is signed by your driving supervisor.
3. Have the car that you will be using for the test prepared and registered. Make sure to have adequate fuel, clean windscreen and windows; and ensure that the lights, tyres, seats, mirrors are all in good and proper condition for the driving test.
4. Have your identity proof (passport, birth certificate, proof of address and signature) presented.
5. Pay the fees.
6. Take and pass the driving test.

• Display the P plates (green P on white background) on both the front and rear of the vehicle whenever you drive. When towing a trailer, the P plate should be displayed in the rear of the trailer.
• P2 drivers must observe a maximum speed limit of 100kph. A speeding offense will have a minimum penalty of 4 demerit points.
• You are only allowed to carry passengers that could be properly seated with approved seat belts or child restraints.

You must have held a P1 licence for a minimum period of 12 months to apply for a P2 licence.

How to get a P2 licence?

1. Go to a motor registry nearest to you and book your Hazard Perception Test (HPT), or book online or by calling 13 22 13.
2. Bring a copy of your licence and have your identity proof (passport, birth certificate, proof of address and signature) presented
3. Pay for the fees
4. Take and pass the HPT

You must have held a P1 licence for a minimum period of 24 months to apply for a full licence.

How to get a Full licence

• Go to a motor registry nearest to you and book your Driver Qualification Test (DQT) or book online http://www.myrta.com/wps/portal/extvp/myrta/licence/!ut/p/b1/ or by calling 13 22 13.
• Bring a copy of your licence and have your identity proof (passport, birth certificate, proof of address and signature) presented
• Pay the fees
• Take and pass the DQT.

NOTE: If you are the holder of a learner's permit or a provisional licence, you may be limited as to the speed at which you are permitted to drive. Refer to the Drivers and Licensing section for information about special speed limits that apply to permit and some licence holders.

The speed limit that applies to a road or road-related area is the maximum speed you are allowed to drive a vehicle.

You should only drive to the speed limit if it is safe to do so. It may not be safe to drive to the speed limit in certain conditions, for example, due to poor weather or heavy traffic or the condition of the road. In these situations, you must slow down to a speed that is safe for the prevailing conditions.

How is the speed limit set?

Within South Australia (and in fact throughout Australia) the maximum default speed limit outside a built-up area is 100 km/h. The maximum default speed limit in a built-up area is 50 km/h. Unless a road sign or a licence condition indicates otherwise, these are the general maximum speeds at which you are allowed to drive. The circumstances under which these limits might be varied are set out below.

Speed limit signs

The speed limit on a section of road may be varied from the above default speed limits by speed limit signs.

Higher speed limits

Outside a built-up area, some roads may have a speed limit of 110 km/h shown by speed limit signs. You may travel up to this higher speed provided your driving licence permits you and it is safe to do so. Learner and provisional drivers, for example, must not travel at this higher speed.

Also the maximum speed limit for a vehicle that exceeds a GVM of over 12 tonne or a bus GVM over 5 tonne is 100 km/h, except in the case of road trains where a speed limit of 90 km/h applies on most roads. Refer to the Heavy Vehicle Driver's Handbook for more information on heavy vehicles.

In built-up areas, some roads may have a higher speed limit (for example 60 km/h or 80 km/h) shown by speed limit signs.

Lower speed limits

Any road may have a speed limit lower than the default speed. This will be shown by a speed limit sign. This lower speed limit applies to the section of road marked by the signs, and you must not exceed this lower speed limit.

Some common examples of reduced speed limits are:

25km/h speed limits

• Between school crossing (koala crossing) when the lights are flashing as indicated by a Children's Crossing sign.
• When a child is within a school zone, which is formed between a school zone sign and end school zone sign. This applies whenever a child is on the road, footpath, median strip, or even on a bicycle including outside of school hours. A ‘child’ means a person less than 18 years of age, and includes a student of any age wearing a school uniform.

  A school zone is also marked with zigzag lines on the road where practicable, to show that you are approaching a school zone.

• You must not exceed 25 km/h when passing, in either direction, a school bus that has stopped for the purpose of setting down or picking up children.
• When passing a stationary emergency services vehicle that has its blue and/or red lights flashing (see below).

40 km/h speed limits

• Some built-up areas (for example residential areas) have a speed limit of 40 km/h indicated by signs on all roads leading into that area.
• On the approach to wombat pedestrian crossings indicated by signs.

General safety speed limits

You must slow down to 25 km/h or a lower speed if required when passing an emergency vehicle that is stationary and displaying blue or red flashing lights or between two sets of flashing blue or red lights.

An emergency services vehicle includes:

• ambulance
• fire service vehicle
• State Emergency Service vehicle
• police.

* For more information about expiation fees and demerit points visit The Penalties page.

Please note that heavy penalties apply to trucks and buses speeding on the South Eastern Freeway descent.