![]() If you renew your P1 licence you’ll still need to pass the Hazard Perception Test before you can apply for your P2 licence but only if you haven’t done one earlier. This applies whether you apply for your P2 before or after 20 November 2017. If you got your P1 licence before 20 November 2017, you will need to pass the Hazard Perception Test before you can apply for your P2 licence. If you wait more than 15 months without passing the driving test, you’ll have to do the HPT again. Remember the Hazard Perception Test (HPT) for learners does not last forever. Under 25s: You need to hold your learner licence for at least 10 months before you can sit the Hazard Perception Test.Ģ5 or over: You can take the Hazard Perception Test at any time before you book your driving test. This applies to all learner licence holders, even if you’re 25 or older. Hazard Perception Test online bookings will be available for learners to book from 20 November 2017. If you already have a learner licence, and you haven’t progressed to a P1 licence by 20 November 2017, you will need to pass the Hazard Perception test before you can book your driving test. I already have my learner, P1 or P2 licence – how will the changes affect me? ![]() You’ll need to complete an extra 6 months for every suspension received while on your P2 licence. Also remember that any time spent suspended does not count towards the 24 months you need before you can apply for your full licence. ![]() If your P2 licence is suspended for getting too many demerit points, or for a higher risk offence like speeding by 30km/h or more, you will need to spend an extra 6 months on your P2 licence. This is only for P2 licences issued from 20 November. The Driver Qualification Test is being removed, so after 20 November 2017 if you’ve had your P2 licence for at least 24 months, you can apply for your full licence without doing a test. As long as you pass the Hazard Perception Test before you were issued your P1 licence, and you’ve held your P1 licence for at least 12 months, you can apply for your P2 licence without taking a test P1 drivers will no longer have to pass the Hazard Perception Test to apply for a P2 licence. Learner drivers will have to pass the Hazard Perception Test before they can attempt the driving test Important information for learner, P1 and P2 drivers.įrom Monday, 20 November 2017, there are some changes for learner, P1 and P2 drivers: The findings have implications on licensing practices and suggest the need for adequate strategies to assist young drivers with multiple failures in the driving and hazard perception tests.Changes to the NSW Driving Test From 20th Nov 2017Ĭhanges coming to the Graduated Licensing Scheme from 20 November 2017 The crash risk of those who failed the hazard perception test at least twice was particularly high in males (RR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.5-4.1) and among those from rural and remote areas (RR: 5.53, 95% CI: 1.63-18.71). ![]() Similarly, those who failed the hazard perception test at least twice had an increased risk of involvement in a traffic crash (RR: 1.83, 95% CI: 1.27-2.63) compared to those who passed the test on the first attempt. The crash risk among those who failed the practical on-road test at least 4 times was particularly high in females (RR: 2.10, 95% CI: 1.20-3.68). Information obtained from 20,822 participants in a detailed baseline questionnaire was linked to information on the number of attempts at a mandatory practical on-road driving test and hazard perception test as well as police-reported traffic crashes.Īfter controlling for a number of sociodemographic and behavioral factors as well as factors related to driver learning experiences, multivariate analysis showed that those who failed the practical on-road test at least 4 times had an increased risk of involvement in a traffic crash compared to those who passed the test at first attempt (relative risk : 1.79, 95% confidence interval : 1.20-2.65). The DRIVE study is a prospective cohort study of drivers aged 17 to 24 years holding their first-year provisional driver license in NSW. This study separately examined the impact of the outcomes of a practical on-road driving test and a hazard perception test on the likelihood of traffic crashes among a cohort of newly licensed young drivers in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ![]()
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