Private Vehicle Forms

Can I use my own vehicle to be assessed or tested?

Answer

You can learn and be assessed or tested in your own vehicle, as long as it is registered and roadworthy and meets the following vehicle and load requirements.

All heavy vehicles (except buses) presented for the heavy vehicle driving test must be loaded to at least 75 per cent of the maximum mass allowable for the vehicle to be driven on public roads.

This is at least 75 per cent of either the "legal mass limit", Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) for rigid vehicles or Gross Combination Mass (GCM) for articulated or heavy trailer combinations, whichever is the lowest.

There must be a lap-sash retractable seat belt fitted to the front passenger seat of the vehicle for the testing officer (MR and HR buses excepted).