Light Rigid Licence (LR)
Course Description
What You Need To Know
Location
Resources Provided
Your Rights & Obligations
LR vehicles include:
- small trucks with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) up to 8 tonnes. Any towed trailer must not weigh more than 9 tonnes GVM
- buses that seat more than 12 adults, including the driver, and a GVM up to 8 tonnes.
To apply for an LR licence, you must:
- have held a class C licence (except a learner licence) or equivalent for 1 year or more
- pass the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test
- pass an eyesight test
- successfully complete the HVCBA or pass a heavy vehicle driving test.
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Minimum requirements:
- Applicants must be at least 19 years old
- Applicants must have held an Australian car licence for at least 12 months. This does not include a learner driver licence.
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To apply you need: a learner logbook from Service NSW after the successful completion of the Driver Knowledge Test
- All students must pass a language, literacy & numeracy assessment (LLN)
N.B. We do not have a LR truck and you will be required to provide one or we can hire one at an additional cost.
Training/assessment can be conducted at AOTA Training Facility – 275a Princess Highway, Unanderra NSW
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Please refer to the AOTA Student Handbook on the Student Resources Page, as well as: