|
|
Heavy Vehicle Trainers and Forklift Licence Testers
Get your Heavy Vehicle Licence in ONE DAY - Call now and ask for the One Day Special Offer 9331 4007
Accredited Heavy Vehicle Trainers and Forklift Licence Testers and Automatic and Manual Cars Licence
|
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Apples Driving School is the most affordable driving. Our pricing policy has special offers to students, pensioners
and international student packages as follows:
Road rules test - sample questions: L
Class C (car)
There are 30 questions in the general road rules test. The questions have multiple choice answers-this means each
question has a number of possible answers and you must mark the correct one. The test has two main sections. In the first
section, you must correctly answer nine out of the 10 questions. In the second section, you must correctly answer 18 out of
the 20 questions. The following section outlines general information about what you need to know and do to pass your
practical car licence assessment in Victoria.
What tests must I pass to get my licence? P
- A computer-based hazard perception test requiring you to identify road hazards displayed on videos of actual driving conditions.
- An eyesight check.
- A practical driving assessment which lasts for approximately 25 minutes.
If you have a disability you should tell Vic Roads before your assessment.
What do you need to bring?
- Proof of your identity and proof of your current address.
- Your appointment number and/or appointment receipt.
- Payment for your licence (cash).
Overseas applicant’s
Overseas applicants must also provide proof of their overseas licence. The overseas licence must be accompanied by an
English translation, for example an International Driver Permit. If not, an English translation by a qualified translator
is required and bank statement under your name. Overseas applicants also need a confirmation letter from their country or
embassy.
Who is allowed in the car during my test?
A Vic Roads licence testing officer will conduct your assessment. A qualified Apples driving instructor with a Driver
Instructor Authority number may sit in the front passenger seat during your assessment.
The Practical Driving Assessment
Your testing officer will give you simple, clear instructions such as:
At the next street, turn right or left
If unsure of an instruction, you may ask for it to be repeated.
Your driving performance will be marked YES, NO or N/A (Not Applicable).
- YES when you do something correctly.
- NO when you do not do something correctly.
- N/A if road or traffic conditions mean you cannot perform the expected behavior.
You will be assessed throughout your drive using the 'performance checks' listed in the following section. You must get a
YES for at least 85% of the performance checks on your assessment to get your licence.
If you do something illegal and/or unsafe, the assessment will be discontinued.
Pre-Drive Check before the driving test
You must know where these controls are and how to use them:
- Indicators left and right
- Emergency lights or Hazard lights
- Brake lights
- washer & Wiper controls
- Horn
- Headlights – high or low beam
- Seatbelt
- Brake light
- Tire Pressure
- Demister front & back
- Handbrake
- If any of these controls do not work properly, the assessment cannot continue
You must be able to start the engine.
Driving In Traffic
During the drive your testing officer will check that you do the following:
Mirrors
You must check either the internal mirror or external driver's mirror:
- Immediately before Indicators within 2 seconds.
- Before braking.
Indicators
You must signal for long enough to give sufficient warning to other drivers and pedestrians before turning and for at least
5 seconds if merging into traffic or changing lanes. For roundabouts, you must keep signaling whilst driving in the
roundabout. You must cancel for signal immediately after turning or diverging.
Lane Change
Before merging into traffic or changing lanes, you must do a head check (by turning your head and looking through the
appropriate side window to check for other road users in your blind spots). You must maintain reasonable progress and
accept a safe gap in the traffic.
Approach
If slowing down or stopping, you must brake smoothly using brakes only, or brakes and gears.
Position Stop
You must stop the car within 2 meters of the stop line at a stop sign. You must not stop with the front wheels on or in
front of the stop line. If there is no stop line, you must stop as close as practical to, but before the stop sign or
intersection.
Judgment
At intersections you must slow down, look in the correct direction and react correctly to other vehicles and pedestrians.
Turns
When turning, you must drive in the correct lane or position on the road, and follow all the road markings and traffic lane arrows.
Progress
You must travel at a speed suitable for the conditions, but not above the speed limit.
Position on Road
The vehicle must travel entirely within the lane markings of the correct lane or in the correct line of traffic.
Car Control
You must control the vehicle correctly using steering, gears and clutch (if fitted), brakes, accelerator and handbrake.
Safety Margin
You must keep an acceptable safety margin (traveling distance) on the roads when following other vehicles.
Low Speed Maneuvering
This checks that you can control the car at low speed, including reverse.
You should not turn the steering wheel while the car is stationary (dry steering).
You will be asked to do one of the low speed maneuvers during your driving assessment:
- reverse parallel parking exercise
- point to point reverse
- angle parking exercise
- three points turns
Low Speed Maneuvering
This checks that you can control the car at low speed, including reverse.
You should not turn the steering wheel while the car is stationary (dry steering).
You will be asked to do one of the these low speed maneuvers during your driving assessment:
- angle parking
- three points U turns
- reverse parallel parking
- point to point 20 meters reverse
The low speed maneuver must be completed within two minutes, allowing for traffic conditions.
1. Reverse Parallel Parking
You will be asked to pull up next to a legally parked vehicle and reverse into the space behind that vehicle.
You must:
- look in the direction of travel before and during reversing
- position your car parallel to the curb (within 300mm) and be between 1 and 2 meters from the car in front
- not reverse back further than 7 meters from the vehicle in front
- use no more than 4 and no less than 2 movements to enter the space and no more than 4 to leave it
- signal and do a head check before leaving and reversing the space
- Two minutes to complete
2. Point to Point 20 meters Reverse
You will be asked to reverse for approximately 20 meters to a point nominated by the testing officer.
You must: Look in the direction of travel before and during reversing!
- Start approximately 1 meter from and parallel to the kerb and finish with your car parallel to and within 300mm of the curb!
- Make no more than one forward correction!
- Signal and do a head check & reversing before leaving the space!
- Two minutes to complete
3. Angle Parking
You will be asked to drive into and reverse out of an angled parking bay.
You must: Put on your left signal before entering the parking bay
- do not stop on the other side of the street
- place your car centrally (taking into account any vehicles parked in the adjacent bays) and entirely within the parking bay
- finish with the wheels parallel from the marked lines on the side of the bay and 500mm from the front of the bay
- look in the direction of travel before and during reversing
- in a 45 degree angle park, complete the maneuver in one forward and one reverse (out ware) movement
- in a 90 degree right angle park, you can make one correction when moving into the bay
- look over your shoulder when reversing out of the parking bay
- reverse out of the parking bay in one movement
4. Three Point Turn
You will be asked to make a three point turn (turn your car around) on a road which is not as wide as your car's
turning circle. You should complete this maneuver in three movements.
You must: Put on your left signal before stopping at the curb
- Position your car parallel to and within 300mm of the curb before starting the turn
- put on your right signal before leaving the curb
- look in both directions before commencing the turn
- proceed across the road to the opposite curb
- look in both directions along the road before reversing
- look in the direction of travel before and during reversing
- after reversing, look in both directions before moving off
- Two minutes to complete
What are immediate failures?
You will be failed immediately if you do anything deemed illegal or unsafe. For example:
Not stopping at a:
- Red traffic control signal
- Stop sign or stop line
- School crossing with the flags or signs displayed when any pedestrian is on the crossing
Position after stopping:
If you stop at a location that placed another road user in a dangerous situation.
Colliding with:
- Another vehicle
- A pedestrian
- An object such as rubbish bin or pole placed on or near the road
Dangerous actions such as:
- Requiring emergency braking or swerving by another driver, or dodging by a pedestrian to prevent collision
- Requiring the instructor or testing officer to come to your aid in controlling the car
- Driving any wheel over the curb or onto the footpath
- Committing any driving fault which causes immediate danger to any person or property
- Lack of control to the point where the testing officer believes continuing the assessment would be dangerous
- Improper action causing collision of other vehicles in the immediate vicinity
Speed Limits
Driving over the speed limit for more than 5 consecutive seconds from when speeding is verified.
Slow Driving
Driving too slowly without reason continuously for more than 10km/h under the speed limit. On completion of the test, you
will be given a copy of your results. The “Improvement needed” section will identify your strengths and your weaknesses.
This feedback will provide you with the opportunity to further improve your driving skills by concentrating your efforts on
those weaker areas.
Areas We Cover plus All Suburbs
Abbotsford
Ardeer
Aberfeldie
Airport West
Ascot Vale
Albert Park
Albion
Attwood
Avondale Heights
Broadmeadows
Brimbank
Braybrook
Brunswick
Brooklyn
Bundoora
Calder Park
Cairnlea
Campbellfield
Carlton
Caroline Springs
Coburg
|
Collingwood
Coolaroo
Craigeburn
Dallas
Deer Park
Delahey
Docklands
Epping
Essendon
Fawkner
Fairfield
Fitzroy
Flemington
Footscray
Gladstone Park
Glenferrie
Glenroy
Greenvale
Heidelberg
High Point
|
Jolimont
Keilor
Kensington
Laverton
Maidston
Meadow Heights
Melbourne
Moonee Ponds
Moreland
Niddrie
Northcote
North Melbourne
New Market
Oak Park
Pascoe Vale
Parkville
Princess Hill
Port Melbourne
Preston
Resovoir
|
Richmond
Rosanna
Roxburg Park
St Albans
South Melbourne
South Yarra
South Bank
St Kilda
Strathmore
Sunshine
Sydenham
Thomastown
Thornbury
Toorak
Tottenham
Taylors Lake
Upfield
West Meadows
Williamstown
Yarraville
|
|
