Key info
- Once you pass your provisional driving assessment you can apply for a provisional licence.
- You must visit a service centre to have your licence issued.
- You must be 17 years or over.
- You will be given a provisional driver licence that includes both your P1 and P2 period.
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About applying for a provisional driver licence
Your provisional licence card will have:
- P1 licence for a minimum of 1 year regardless of age
- P2 licence for 2 years if you are under 25, or
- P2 licence for 1 year if you are over 25.
To be able to move on to the P2 period, you must hold your P1 licence continuously for 12 months, without any:
- disqualifications
- suspensions, or
- restarts.
In some circumstances you may be able to apply for an eligibility exemption.
The full process for getting your licence is shown in a chart on the Plates Plus website. A text version of the process is also available.
How to apply
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What you need to apply
You must:
- fill out an application form (PDF, 251KB)
- provide a certificate of competency showing you have passed a provisional driving assessment
- provide your current Tasmanian licence or proof of identity documents
- provide a current pension concession, Department of Veterans Affairs or health care card (if applicable)
- pay a fee
- have a new photo taken.
Can I apply?
You can apply for a provisional driver licence if you are 17 years or over and have passed a provisional driving assessment.
You cannot apply if you have any suspensions or disqualifications.
Proving your identity
There are 2 ways to prove your identity:
1. Your Tasmanian driver licence
You can show your driver licence, even if it expired up to 2 years ago.
2. Provide identity documents
If you don't have a Tasmanian driver licence you must show at least:
- one category A document and 2 category B documents, or
- two category A documents and one category B document.
These documents must:
- show your current Tasmanian address
- be the originals (not photocopies, certified copies or laminated)
- be in English or provided with an English translation from an accredited translator.
- Australian birth certificate (not an extract or commemorative certificate)
- Australian citizenship papers
- Australian passport (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Overseas passport or visa (can be expired up to 2 years if accompanied by a current Australian visa)
- Australian photo driver licence (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Australian firearms licence
- Tasmanian Government personal information card (showing your full name)
- Department of Immigration and Border Protection issued travel documents or Australian Government issued ImmiCard
- Department of Immigration and Border Protection certificate of evidence of resident status.
- Medicare card
- Bank or credit card, with signature
- Student identity card with photo, issued by an Australian educational institution
- Department of Veterans' Affairs or Centrelink - pensioner concession or other current entitlement card issued by the Australian Government
- Births, Deaths and Marriages change of name/marriage certificate (not a church or celebrant document) or deed poll
- High risk work licence issued by WorkSafe Tasmania
- Government issued working with vulnerable people or children card.
If you have changed your address or name
If your name or address is incorrect on your licence or any documents you use to prove your identity, you must show evidence of:
- your address, and/or
- change of name documents.
To show evidence of change of address you must provide one of the following documents:
- Financial institution statement
- Lease or rent agreement
- Council rate notice
- Utility account (electricity, water, sewerage, telephone, gas)
- Aurora+ phone application (name and address details must match the applicant's and be visible when sighted at a service centre. Must not be a screenshot)
- Land tax valuation notice
- Australian Taxation Office assessment (current or last financial year)
- Certificate of title.
To show evidence of change of name you must provide one of the following documents:
- Adoption paper issued by court
- Divorce paper issued by court, showing your original name
- Change of name registration issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages or deed poll
- Guardianship order
- Marriage certificate issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages (not a church or celebrant issued document).
If you cannot show these identity documents, please contact Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513.
How much it costs
| Licence type | Standard fee | Concession fee |
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Learner driver (includes non-novice learner drivers) | $36.95 | Not available |
Learner motorcycle (includes novice and non-novice riders) | $36.95 | Not available |
Heavy vehicle learner | $36.95 | Not available |
P1 and P2 combined | $61.87 | $36.95 |
Fees and charges last updated 1 July, 2023.
Payment options
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More Information
- You can buy red and green 'P' plates at a service centre.
Please visit Plates Plus for more information on applying for a provisional driver licence.