The following changes have been introduced to the Q-SAFE Driving Examiner Procedures Manual to provide further clarification and updates to practical driving test requirements.

Department of Transport and Main Roads 

Returning drivers (people who have not held a licence for more than 5 years) who obtain a driver learner licence are only required to complete the HPT if they are returning to a P1 licence. Returning drivers who previously held a P2 or open licence are not required to complete the hazard perception test.

No. Overseas licence holders only need to complete the HPT if they obtain a Queensland learner licence.

If an overseas licence holder from an unrecognised country fails the practical driving test and wishes to obtain more supervised driving experience, they will be required to obtain a Queensland learner licence. They will need to complete the HPT before they can take the practical driving test again. These customers will not be required to hold their learner licence for 6 months before they can take the hazard perception test.

Yes, you can only take the Queensland HPT if you hold a Queensland licence.

While some jurisdictions have hazard perception tests in their licensing schemes, others don't and not all tests are the same. Due to the difficulty of recognising one jurisdiction and not another, other jurisdictions tests are not recognised in Queensland.

TMR plans to review recognition of non-Queensland HPTs when there is greater uniformity across all jurisdictions.

Yes, there are some exemptions to the HPT learner licence tenure requirement and minimum age requirement. These relate to existing exemptions.

When a customer is granted an exemption to the 12-month learner licence tenure requirement through a special need (tenure) exemption, they are also exempt from the 6-month HPT tenure requirement.

Customers who receive a special need (age rule) exemption and are exempted from the minimum age requirements to obtain a learner or P1 licence are also exempt from the 16 year 6-month minimum age requirement to take the HPT.

From 29 March 2021, learner licence holders will be required to complete the HPT before they can

upgrade their licence.

Before 1 July 2021, learner drivers can take the HPT either before or after their practical driving test. This is to limit the impact of the new HPT requirement on practical driving test bookings.

From 1 July 2021, learner licence holders will only be able to take the practical driving test if they have passed the HPT first.

Customers who pass their practical driving test on Friday 26 March 2021 and upgrade their licence on this day will not have to take the HPT to progress to unsupervised driving. If they obtain a P1 licence, they will have to take the HPT to progress to either a P2 or open licence.

Customers who pass their practical driving test on Saturday 27 March 2021 will have to take the HPT to upgrade their learner licence. This is because car learners cannot upgrade their licence on a weekend. So, on Monday 29 March 2021, they will still be learner licence holders and subject to the new requirements. To upgrade their licence, these customers will have to pass the HPT and then attend a TMR customer service centre or driver licence issuing centre.

The HPT will be offline Saturday 27 March 2021 and Sunday 28 March 2021 while the old service is decommissioned and the new service is released.

From 29 March 2021, customers will be eligible to take the HPT if they are a learner licence holder who is at least 16 years and 6 months old. They must have held their learner licence for 6 months. They do not have to have their logbook approved to take the HPT.

Any P1 licence holder who has not passed the HPT will still need to pass the test before they can upgrade to a P2 or open licence.

No. There is no requirement to complete the 100-hour logbook requirement before attempting the HPT. Learner licence holders must have held their learner licence for at least 6 months before they can attempt the test. This allows learners to develop some 'real world' hazard perception skills.

If a customer needs to re-attempt the practical driving test after 1 July 2021, they will need to

complete the HPT before doing their practical driving test again.

From 29 March 2021, customers will be required to complete the HPT before they can exit the learner licence phase. If they have already satisfied all the requirements, including passing the practical driving test, they will still be required to complete the HPT before they can upgrade their licence.

As a member of the driver trainer industry, we'd like to provide you with some updates about Queensland driving tests.

As you may know, heavy vehicle driving tests recently resumed for all customers and light vehicle driving tests are now available for customers who meet priority booking criteria.

The online booking service has now reopened for heavy vehicle test bookings only. To book, update or reschedule a heavy vehicle driving test, visit our website.

Please note: The online service for swapping practical driving tests is currently unavailable.  

Bookings are being prioritised for people who had their car test cancelled due to COVID-19 and those who are eligible for a priority test.

From Monday 22 June, all customers who previously had a booking cancelled due to COVID-19 can book a new test by calling 13 23 80 between 8am and 5pm. The online booking service for car tests is currently unavailable.

Customers who do not qualify for a priority test should c

We appreciate your patience as we manage the high demand for driving tests.

From 10am Monday 13 July, driver trainers and customers can book a driving test by calling 13 23 80.

If you're booking a test on behalf of a customer, please make sure they:

Online bookings remain available for heavy vehicles only. We will contact you when online bookings are available for car driving tests.

Bulk bookings for driving tests are unavailable. This includes all bulk bookings issued prior to the suspension of driving tests.

As part of the health and safety requirements, the test vehicle’s interior must be presented in a clean and tidy state, free from any rubbish, dust or dirt. Failure to do this may result in the driving test being cancelled.  

To protect the health and safety of the community, our Driving Examiners may wipe interior vehicle surfaces with suitable surface cleaning wipes.

Booking a driving test 

Driver trainers and customers can book a driving test by:

If you're booking a test on behalf of a customer, please ensure they: 

Bulk bookings 

Bulk bookings for driving tests are unavailable. This includes all bulk bookings issued prior to the suspension of driving tests.