• Trucks

Light Rigid (LR)

TLILIC2014 Licence to drive a light rigid vehicle
  • Small trucks with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) up to 8 tonnes. Any towed trailer must not weigh more than nine tonnes GVM
  • Buses that seat more than 12 adults including the driver and a GVM up to 8 tonnes
  • You must have held a class C licence for one year or more. You can’t practice to drive an LR vehicle, or upgrade to an LR licence until you hold a P2 or full class C licence
Light Rigid

How Do I Get My Light Rigid (LR) Licence?

  1. Study the Driver Knowledge Test questions for a rigid vehicle
    Driver Knowledge Test Questions

    https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-09/driver-knowledge-test-questions-heavy-rigid.pdf

    Practice Driver Knowledge Test

    https://driverpracticetest.transport.nsw.gov.au/pages/practice-tests?init=true

  2. Call Service NSW or Book Online for your Driver Knowledge Test for a Rigid Vehicle
    Phone: 13 22 13
    Book Online: Service NSW Website
  3. Pass the Driver Knowledge Test
  4. Purchase the Learners Logbook and Guides from Service NSW
  5. Call MHTG to book your training and Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment (HVCBA)
  6. Once you have passed your assessment all you need to do is return to Service NSW to have your new photo licence processed

Full Course Description

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to obtain a licence to drive a light rigid vehicle. It includes systematically and efficiently controlling all vehicle functions, monitoring traffic and road conditions, managing vehicle condition and performance, and effectively managing hazardous situations.

Types of light rigid vehicles include:

  • a rigid truck above 4.5 tonnes GVM but less than or equal to 8 tonnes GVM or
  • a rigid bus with less than or equal to 8 tonnes GVM or seats more than 12 adults, including the driver.

Assessment of this unit will be undertaken within a licensing examination conducted by, or under the authority of, the relevant state/territory driver licensing authority.

This unit applies to driving that is carried out in accordance with relevant state/territory driver licensing authority licence requirements and regulations for light rigid vehicles.

Driving is performed with limited or minimum supervision, and with limited accountability and responsibility for self and others in achieving the prescribed outcomes.

Driving involves the application of routine vehicle driving principles and procedures to maintain safety and to operate a light rigid vehicle across a variety of driving contexts.

The primary legislative requirements applicable to this unit of competency are state/territory legislation in relation to road use and driver licensing.

This unit addresses the knowledge and skills necessary for the granting of a Light Rigid Driver Licence.

Being awarded this unit of competency is a necessary requirement to obtain a Light Rigid Driver Licence but is only one of several criteria. Prospective licence applicants should check with the state/territory driver licensing authority for other criteria (such as licence tenure and medical fitness) to confirm other eligibility requirements before undertaking training and/or assessment.

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