This page tells you the process to get your car full licence, and what you need to know about holding a full licence.
Minimum age is 18, unless you do a course
If you have completed an approved advanced driving course, you can get your full licence once you turn 17½.
Licence features: Your full licence is valid for 3 or 10 years depending on your preference. In addition to following the road rules like all road users should, there are specific rules associated with a full licence. Disobeying these additional rules could result in heavy fines or loss of licence. The Certificate IV in Real Estate Practices is the qualification required to be able to apply to the NSW Office of Fair Trading for a Class 2 Licence. Class 2 Licence holders will be known as ‘Licensed Agents’ and are able to sell and manage properties.
If you haven't completed an advanced driving course, then you must be 18 before you can get your full licence.
You must hold your restricted licence for a minimum time
Drivers under 25 years
If you have completed an advanced driving course, then you must have held your restricted licence for at least 12 months before you can get your full licence.
If you have not completed a course, then you must have held your restricted licence for at least 18 months.
Drivers 25 or over
If you have completed an advanced driving course, then you must have held your restricted licence for at least 3 months before you can get your full licence.
If you have not completed a course, then you must have held your restricted licence for at least 6 months.
How to get your full licence
To get your full licence, you must apply at a driver licensing agent.
You will need to:
- fill out an application form [PDF, 170 KB]
- present evidence of your identity
- prove your eyesight meets the required standard
- let the agent take your photo and signature
- present your approved course certificate (if you have completed a course)
- pay the full licence application and test fee and book a test time
- pass the full licence practical test.
It's easy to book the test online
You can book the test online before you go into the agent. If you book online, you'll still need to go to a driver licensing agent before your test to make your application.
Full licence practical test
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The full licence practical test is a 30 minute test with a testing officer, who will assess whether your driving is good enough to progress to the next level of driver licence.
No more restricted conditions
Once you have passed the full licence practical test, you don't have to follow any of the restricted licence conditions any more. You can drive any vehicle covered under a class 1.
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- If you regularly use pesticides or fumigants in your work, you need a pest management technician licence or fumigator licence.
- If you are a trainee pest management technician or fumigator you will be required to hold a training permit
- If you provide services that use pesticides (other than fumigants) to control weeds or pests affecting plants or soil you are required to hold a ground applicator licence. The Ground Applicator Licence Fact Sheet (PDF 327KB) provides more detail on situations where a licence is required.
- If you are applying for more than one licence type you must meet the training requirements for each. Where there are identical competency requirements these only need to be completed once.
- You can apply for all of the above pesticide licences at eConnect EPA.
- If you hold a SafeWork NSW certificate of competency, this will continue to apply until its expiry date. You do not need to apply to the EPA to convert it to a licence until it approaches its expiry date.
- SafeWork NSW will continue to regulate work health and safety matters – call SafeWork NSW on 131 050.
Clause 6 of the Pesticides Regulation 2017 contains more information on what is considered ‘prescribed work’ and therefore requires a licence.
All pesticide licences issued by the EPA in NSW are placed on a public register.