VicRoads to make L and P Plate testing free

From this month, online learner permit and probationary licence hazard perception tests will be free in Victoria.

VicRoads has announced that all new drivers in the state will also no longer pay a probationary car licence fee or permit issue fee.

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The concessions come under VicRoad’s new Motorist Package. For successful new learner drivers in Victoria, that means a saving of $77.40 in total.

For successful probationary licence drivers, that saves $19.40 for the online Hazard Perception Test, and anywhere from $85.50 to $113.90 for the licence issue fee.

It’s not a completely free ride, however, so to speak, as there are still some fees applicable. See the table below for a full breakdown of the new savings.

_{*Overseas licence holders who have completed the online Learner Permit test and require in-person licence verification to be issued a Victorian Learner Permit.}

Furthermore, under an existing initiative, those aged under 25 and coming off their P plates onto a full licence may be eligible to receive a free three-year licence if a good driving record is maintained throughout their probationary period.

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Current full licence-holders (car, motorcycle or heavy vehicle) who haven’t collected any demerit points or committed other road safety offences for three years prior to their licence renewal will receive a 25 per cent discount on their next one as part of the Victorian Government’s Safe Driver Discount Program, which rewards good behaviour behind the wheel.

In other road safety news, Victorian Police has announced increased targeting of dangerous and distracted drivers after a recent spike in road deaths.

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With busier roads out there as the nation advances out of COVID-19 lockdowns, the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) reports that 142 people have died on Australian roads as of the end of July this year. Up 13.6 per cent compared to that measured over the same period last year.