If you have a driver's licence or learner's permit, you may be subject to licence conditions.
Standard licence conditions
If you have a licence condition, one of the following codes will be printed on the front of your photo licence card:
- A - automatic vehicle
- B - syncromesh transmission
- I - alcohol interlock device
- S - corrective lenses (if you have advised us that you are required to wear glasses while driving)
- T - automatic truck/bus
- V - modified vehicle
- X - miscellaneous (further information will be printed on the reverse side of your photo licence card)
- Y - court restriction
- Z - no alcohol.
Learner permit conditions
If you hold a learner's permit you must:
- Display 'L' plates.
- Carry your learner's permit card or digital permit at all times when driving and show it to a police officer when asked.
- Not exceed the speed limit by 10 or more km/h.
- Not exceed the 100 km/h speed limit at any time.
- Not accumulate 4 or more demerit points during the learner's permit period.
- Not use any function of a mobile phone while driving. However, you can use a mobile phone for certain purposes while the vehicle is stationary in a road-related area. This includes:
- Using a mobile phone to make electronic payments at a drive-through or car park, or for the use of QR codes or vouchers for similar purposes.
- Showing identification on your mobile phone (for example a digital driver’s licence), when required to do so.
- Not drive a motor vehicle with any concentration of alcohol or illegal substances in your blood.
- If you are driving a car, you must have qualified supervising driver in the seat next to you. You can have other passengers in the car, provided they are not in the seat next you.
If you breach any of these conditions while you hold your learner's permit, you may be issued with a disqualification notice.
P1 licence holders conditions
While you are on your P1 licence you must:
- Display 'P' plates.
- Carry your provisional licence card or digital licence at all times when driving and show it to a police officer when asked.
- Not exceed the speed limit by 10 or more km/h.
- Not exceed the 100 km/h speed limit at any time.
- Not accumulate 4 or more demerit points during the period of the provisional licence.
- Not use any function of a mobile phone while driving. However, you can use a mobile phone for certain purposes while the vehicle is stationary in a road-related area. This includes:
- Using a mobile phone to make electronic payments at a drive-through or car park, or for the use of QR codes or vouchers for similar purposes.
- Showing identification on your mobile phone (for example a digital driver’s licence), when required to do so.
- Not drive a motor vehicle with any concentration of alcohol or illegal substances in your blood.
If you are on P1's and under the age of 25 years you must not drive:
- Between midnight and 5 am
- With more than one passenger aged 16 to 20 years (excluding immediate family members) unless a Qualified Supervising Driver is seated next to you, or you meet the exemption criteria.
- Not drive a high-powered vehicle while under the age of 25 unless a certificate of exemption from high-powered restrictions has been issued.
P2 licence holders conditions
After completing the first 12 months on your P1 licence, you'll spend 2 years on your P2 licence.
You do not need to do anything to apply for your P2's. Your P2 start date will be printed on the front of your provisional licence card.
P2 licence conditions are the same as P1 licence conditions except for the following:
- You do not need to display 'P' plates.
- You can use certain mobile phone functions such as hands-free and Bluetooth technology.
- You can also use a mobile phone for certain purposes while the vehicle is stationary in a road-related area. This includes:
- Using a mobile phone to make electronic payments at a drive-through or car park, or for the use of QR codes or vouchers for similar purposes.
- Showing identification on your mobile phone (for example a digital driver’s licence), when required to do so.
If you are on P2's and under the age of 25 years you can now drive:
- between midnight and 5 am
- with more than one passenger aged 16 to 20 years.
If you hold a provisional licence and breach any of these conditions, you will be issued with a disqualification notice.
Heavy vehicle transmission conditions
If you hold a HR or HC licence with an auto restriction and your MC Certificate of Competency also specifies auto, then your MC licence is issued with an auto restriction.
If your MC Certificate of Competency specifies auto but your HR or HC licence has no restrictions, your MC licence will have no restrictions.
High and ultra high powered vehicle restrictions
High powered vehicle
Restrictions apply:
- if you are a provisional licence holder under the age of 25.
Restrictions do not apply:
- if you are 25 or older
- If you are under 25 and hold a full licence
- if you have an exemption certificate.
If you're not sure if a vehicle is classed as high powered vehicle, you can check the high powered vehicle status. It is the responsibility of the driver to determine the status of their vehicle.
For further information visit the high powered vehicle page on the MyLicence website.
Ultra high powered vehicle
If you drive an ultra high powered vehicle (UHPV) you must hold a U class licence.
A vehicle may be considered a UHPV if it has:
- a gross vehicle mass of up to 4.5 tonnes, and
- a power to weight ratio of 276 kilowatts per tonne or more.
This excludes buses, motor bikes or motor trikes.
If you're not sure if a vehicle is classed as an UHPV, you can check the high powered vehicle status. It is the responsibility of the driver to determine whether their vehicle is an UHPV.
It is illegal to drive a motor vehicle on a road or road related area without holding a current driver's licence for that class of vehicle.
For further information visit the UHPV page on the MyLicence website.
Probationary conditions
You may be subject to Probationary condition's following a licence disqualification.
Probationary conditions generally apply for 12 months but may be longer in some instances. 'Probationary conditions' will be printed on the front of your licence photo card.
If you hold a licence subject to probationary conditions:
- You must not drive a motor vehicle or attempt to put a motor vehicle in motion on a road with any concentration of alcohol or illegal substances in their blood or saliva.
- You must carry your licence card or digital licence at all times when driving and show it to a police officer when asked.
- You must not incur 2 or more demerit points during the probationary licence period.
- You are not able to supervise the driving of a person with a learner's permit.
Alcohol interlock conditions
If you are applying for a licence following a court disqualification due to a serious drink driving offence, you will be issued a licence subject to mandatory alcohol interlock conditions.
An "I" condition will be printed on the front of your licence card.
If your licence is subject to alcohol interlock conditions you must:
- Display 'P' plates during the period the alcohol interlock device is required.
- Have a zero blood alcohol content.
- Not incur 2 or more demerit points.
- Carry your licence card or digital licence at all times when driving and show it to a police officer when asked.
- Not drive a vehicle other than the vehicle you have nominated to have the alcohol interlock device installed.
- Not drive the nominated vehicle unless it is fitted with a properly functioning alcohol interlock device that has been installed by an approved alcohol interlock provider.
- Not interfere with the alcohol interlock device or cause or permit the alcohol interlock device to be interfered with.
- When driving carry a certificate issued by the interlock provider certifying that the alcohol interlock device fitted to the vehicle was properly functioning when the vehicle was last examined.
- Produce the certificate to a police officer if required to do so.
- Produce the nominated vehicle for examination by an approved alcohol interlock provider when requested.
