Process to obtaining your VORT?

The Vehicle On Road Test (VORT) is one of two ways you can qualify for a P1 provisional licence. The other option is the Competency Based Training and Assessment (CBT&A) course.

If you choose the VORT method you have to:

• record 75 hours of supervised driving with a qualified supervising driver

• pass the Hazard Perception Test (if required)

• do a practical driving test (the VORT).

You do the VORT practical driving test with a specially trained motor driving instructor, who will assess:

• your knowledge of how to operate your car

• your ability to complete some slow speed moves like parking

• your ability to drive in busy traffic and at higher speeds

• your observation skills

• your ability to deal with hazards

• your attitude to driving and to other road users.

If you pass the test, and you’ve completed the other requirements, you will be given your P1 provisional licence. If you fail the test you have to wait 14 days before your next attempt.

For more information about the VORT method go to page 114 of The Driver's Handbook.

What is the licensing process in South Australia for novice drivers?

Pre learner

• Read the Drivers Handbook and think about safety, know and follow the rules , car safety & choose an ANCAP 5 star safety rated vehicle to take professional lessons in once your ready to start lessons.

• Practise and complete the MyL’s interactive learning course. Attend a Service SA Centre and enrol and pay $38.

Learner Permit

• Must be 16yrs of age

• Complete the myL’s course or pass a theory test

P1 - Provisional License

• 17 years or older

• pass Hazard Perception Test

• if you are under the age of 25 you must hold your learner's permit for at least 12 months.

• if you are aged 25 or over you must hold your learner's permit for at least 6 months.

• complete 75 hours (includes minimum 15 hours at night) of supervised driving

• pass Vehicle On Road Test (VORT) or Competency Based Training & Assessment (CBT&A) course

P2 -Provisional license

• 18 years or older

• Must have held a P1 licence for 12 months

This section explains the various stages of the 'Graduated Licensing Scheme

How do I get my L’s?

Getting a driver’s licence involves gradually progressing through a series of stages until you qualify for a full licence.

People aged at least 16 years who wish to obtain a South Australian driver’s licence and have never held a licence interstate or overseas should follow this process.

1. To be issued a learner's permit you must be 16 years or older and pass either:

   • the online myLs course and theory test

   • a theory test at a Service SA centre

   While learning you must gain at least 75 hours of supervised driving experience, including 15 hours at night, over 12 months. This must be recorded in a log book.

Obtaining your license?

Application forms can be obtained at any Customer Service Centre and some remote country police stations. The locations of Customer Service Centres are listed on the inside back cover of the Drivers Companion Handbook.

Conversion of an interstate or overseas driver's licence

The holder of an interstate or overseas driver's licence must obtain a South Australian driver's licence:

• in the case of an interstate licence holder, within three months of residing in South Australia

• in the case of a foreign licence holder, who becomes a permanent resident or citizen of Australia, within three months of becoming a resident of South Australia.

When converting an interstate driver's licence, the driver is generally entitled to a licence of the same class and conditions as the interstate licence without undertaking any theory test or practical driving test.

The holder of a licence from a recognised country that has similar licensing practices to South Australia may exchange their overseas licence for a South Australian licence. In most instances the conversion of the overseas driver's licence is limited to classes C (car) and motorcycle only.

Learner's permits/licences are not able to be converted to a South Australian Learner's Permit.

A licence holder from a country not recognised as having similar licensing practices to Australia must pass a theory test and a practical driving test. A sample of people who have taken a practical driving test will be subject to a further validation assessment with a Government Auditor before a South Australian licence will be issued.

More detailed information on converting your licence from overseas can be found on sa.gov.au