You need a full class 2, 3, 4 or 5 licence to drive heavy vehicles on your own.
Class 2 – medium rigid vehicles
Class 3 – medium combination vehicles
Class 4 – heavy rigid vehicles
Class 5 – heavy combination vehicles.
Full details about the vehicles each class of licence covers
To apply for a full licence you must either:
More information about approved courses for heavy vehicles
Find an approved course provider near you
To get your full licence, you must apply at a driver licensing agent.
You will need to:
fill out an application form (DL1) [PDF, 202 KB]
present evidence of your identity
prove your eyesight meets the required standard
let the agent take your photo and a signature
provide a medical certificate if required
pay the full licence application fee of $39.80.
You can then either:
present your present your approved course certificate, or
book and pass the full practical driving test.
The application fee is the same whether you present an approved course certificate or sit the test. There’s no fee to book, change or rebook a test.
You can book the test online before you go into the agent. If you book online, you’ll still need to go to the driver licensing agent before your test to make your application.
If you’ve completed an approved course instead, you don’t have to book a test.
The full licence practical test is a 30-minute test with a testing officer, who will observe your driving and assess whether it is good enough to progress to the next level of driver licence.
More information about the full licence practical test
You need to wait six months before you can move onto the next class of driver licence, or at least three months if you are 25 or over.
Download Factsheet 70: Heavy vehicle driver licences [PDF, 239 KB]
