Guidelines for Learners Permit Holders

Driving is a significant responsibility, and it’s essential to build strong skills and knowledge before progressing to a provisional license. 

Strict Measures for Learner’s Permit Holders:

  1. Supervised Driving Only:
    • * Always drive with a supervising driver who holds a full valid class two (2) licence and
    • * No unsupervised driving at any time

       

  2. Driving Hours Requirements:
    • * Complete 10 hours of theory and 20 hours of practical driving.
    • * Ensure that the Learner Driving (Practical) Workbook is filled after every session
    • * Before signing the workbook, you must ensure that the instructor fills in the following details correctly;
      • * The date lesson was conducted
      • * The duration of the lesson covered
      • * Theory or Practical lessons undertaken
      • * Venue of the training (street/road junction etc)
      • * Time of the day or night for night driving
      • * Once confirmed the above details, Learner and Instructor must sign the workbook
    • * At the end of the training the Learner must provide an evaluation/assessment of the Instructor
    • * The workbook is the property of the learner and must be kept by the learner and must be produced to the instructor when undergoing training

       

  3. Passenger Limits:
    • * The supervising driver who is a full licence holder will be the only passenger who will accompany the learner.

       

  4. Zero Tolerance for Alcohol, Drugs and Driving related infringement:
    • * Strictly no alcohol or drugs consumption before or during driving.
    • * Zero tolerance on all driving traffic infringement.

       

  5. Speed limit
    • * Must drive within the posted speed limit
    • * Must display ‘L’ plate both front and rear of the vehicle at all times and should not obscure the number plate
  6. Before commencing training with a Driving Instructor, the learner must demand for the Driving Instructors Permit

     

  7. Learners Permit Card
  • * Must carry your valid Leaners Permit card at all times and must produce upon demand by an Authorized Officer