PROSPECTIVE Victorian learner drivers will be able to take their learner’s permit test anytime, anywhere following a fast-tracked rollout of the learner permit test online.
More than 10,000 aspiring young drivers who have had their learner’s test postponed due to COVID-19 circuit-breaker restrictions have been given priority access to sign up and register for the test online, ensuring that they will not have to wait weeks to rebook.
Minister for Roads Ben Carroll said the new learner permit test online would be open to all learner drivers across the state.
“We’ve worked hard behind the scenes to rapidly accelerate the statewide rollout of the new learners’ permit test online, so the thousands of prospective learners who were scheduled to take their test during restrictions can still do so.
“Hundreds of young drivers have already successfully passed the test online from the comfort of their own home – and good luck to all sitting the test in the coming weeks.”
The test includes a mix of theory, interactive videos and visual graphics to reinforce road safety messages with mini-quizzes to test learners’ knowledge.
The test can be accessed by creating a myVicRoads personal account at www.vicroads.vic.gov.au and, once registered, prospective learners have 12 months to sit and pass the online test.
The course and test is anticipated to take four to six hours to complete.
When the online course and assessment has been successfully completed, learner drivers need to confirm their identity at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre, have their photo taken and complete an eyesight check.
The learner permit test online has been rolled out in stages across Victoria since April.
The move to accelerate the test rollout, originally scheduled for late this month, came following the introduction of the Victoria-wide restriction, which has caused more than 10,000 learner permit test appointments to be postponed.
Outside coronavirus restriction periods, customers can still sit the learner permit test in person at VicRoads customer service centres. Those requiring interpreter services support must attend the test in person at a customer service centre.
