Restricted licence test changes - 27 Feb 2012

**MyGSXF:Me** · 11th January 2012, 23:12

Changes to the restricted driver licence test

Updated: 11 January 2012 (NZTA website)

On 27 February 2012 a new, more difficult restricted driver licence test will be in place for cars/motorcycles

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/phot...cted-test.html

**Geordie_Biker6** · 12th January 2012, 06:23

Class 6 (motorcycle) restricted licence

On 27 February 2012 changes will be introduced to graduated driver licensing system for motorcycles.

The restricted licence test will become longer and the full licence test will be shorter. In effect, both the test (and the test fees) will swap.

If you plan to sit your motorcycle restricted licence test on or after 27 February 2012, make sure you plenty of practice to prepare for the longer test.

The NZTA is currently developing a brand new restricted driver licence test for motorcycles. The new test will be introduced in October 2012.

Wait..... so, the new test is introduced on the 27th Febuary 2012, however the new test will not be introduced until October 2012 (8 months after it has been introduced)........

Does that make sense to anybody else?

If so, could you please explain it???

Thank you.

GB.

**Brian407** · 12th January 2012, 06:39

Originally Posted by Geordie_Biker6

Wait..... so, the new test is introduced on the 27th Febuary 2012, however the new test will not be introduced until October 2012 (8 months after it has been introduced)........

Does that make sense to anybody else?

If so, could you please explain it???

Thank you.

GB.

Simple enough. Put something in place as a stop gap measure in the interim while the full revamp is worked on. Gotta start saomewhere.

Makes sense to me.

**nzspokes** · 12th January 2012, 07:18

So im sitting my R this month, blardy hope I get it. So does that mean when I do my full its a shorter test?

**Tigadee** · 12th January 2012, 07:20

Seems like it... Looks like you may be one of those that gets the best of both worlds during this transition period, aye Spokes?

**Oblivion** · 12th January 2012, 14:45

It still doesn't look that hard, Its just alot longer. Same stuff, but greater chance to make errors.

**Drew** · 12th January 2012, 15:18

Still wont be hard enough!

**skippa1** · 12th January 2012, 15:31

well that is really going to make a difference....

**jasonu** · 12th January 2012, 15:40

Good. Make it REALLY hard so the applicants have to actually earn the priviledge to drive not just show up for a cake walk test and get given a license (like in the 80's when I did it). It should also include an English reading and writing comprehension quiz as part of the test.

**Brian407** · 12th January 2012, 19:00

Originally Posted by jasonu

Good. Make it REALLY hard so the applicants have to actually earn the priviledge to drive not just show up for a cake walk test and get given a license (like in the 80's when I did it). It should also include an English reading and writing comprehension quiz as part of the test.

Totally agree, but this Govt is more likely to produce road signs in Cantonese instead.

**haydes55** · 12th January 2012, 19:21

Originally Posted by nzspokes

So im sitting my R this month, blardy hope I get it. So does that mean when I do my full its a shorter test?

I sat my R in December, going to go for full this December, shortest and easiest of each =) although I hope to have clocked up at least another 10,000km on my bike by then!

Just because it's going to be easier doesn't mean I need to be a worse rider. Going to take the new test under that new LAMS thingy which should be good.

**Tigadee** · 12th January 2012, 19:24

Originally Posted by Brian407

Totally agree, but this Govt is more likely to produce road signs in Cantonese instead.

Hey, one billion of them mainland Chinese... If even 1% of them come here and drop $ buying houses and sending their kids to school here, what do you think the Government's gonna do?

**Bad Biker** · 12th January 2012, 20:44

Have I miss understood getting a full licence or as that also now changed?

I thought that for a driver of 20+ years over 25 years of age I needed to obtain my learners licence (6 months) then restricted (3 months) then able to sit full licence.

Now it appears I need to be on my restricted for 6 months unless I do a defensive driving course involving 8hrs theory followed by a 1hr practical test which will drop my time on a restricted down to a 3 month period and then do another practical test to get the licence.

Did I miss something when I started to get my licences 9 months ago or has it changed?

**nzspokes** · 12th January 2012, 20:50

Originally Posted by Bad Biker

Have I miss understood getting a full licence or as that also now changed?

I thought that for a driver of 20+ years over 25 years of age I needed to obtain my learners licence (6 months) then restricted (3 months) then able to sit full licence.

Now it appears I need to be on my restricted for 6 months unless I do a defensive driving course involving 8hrs theory followed by a 1hr practical test which will drop my time on a restricted down to a 3 month period and then do another practical test to get the licence.

Did I miss something when I started to get my licences 9 months ago or has it changed?

No thats not changed. As it was, Im the same.

**Spearfish** · 12th January 2012, 21:00

Originally Posted by Tigadee

Hey, one billion of them mainland Chinese... If even 1% of them come here and drop $ buying houses and sending their kids to school here, what do you think the Government's gonna do?

We can never have enough
$2 shops
gold coin shops,
dump a container of shit into our landfills via Christmas presents..shops
Or fucken bakeries contributing to the NZ economy.