New licencing rule changes

**sleemanj** · 28th February 2012, 11:06

Originally Posted by DODO``

hahaha thats nice..
I've heard a rumour if you don't get full licence and left the learners & restricted licence to expire, one would have to start from the beginning?

That has always been the case I think, if you let your licence expire, for long enough, you go back to square one again. I don't know what the grace period is... 5 years rings a bell though.

**wharekura** · 28th February 2012, 11:32

I had my 6L since 1990 and was able to book and sit the 6R test Jan 2012. i got motivated as i want to take the wife with me on trips.

**Ixion** · 28th February 2012, 11:44

From NZTA web site :

Your licence expired more than five years go?

If your licence expired more than five years ago, you may have to pass theory and practical tests to renew your licence. However, if you can produce evidence of having been licensed to drive during the previous five years (eg with an overseas driver licence) tests may not be required.

**GingerMidget** · 28th February 2012, 18:41

Originally Posted by wharekura

I had my 6L since 1990 and was able to book and sit the 6R test Jan 2012. i got motivated as i want to take the wife with me on trips.

Did you have to renew your licence a while ago? Or was the 6l one of the last paper ones? in which case it should have been renewed when the photo cards came in yonks ago.

Yes, if your licence has expired more than 5 years ago, you will have to re-qualify. If you have been out of the country and got the equivalent while you were, say, living in the uk, just convert it when you come back. There are some ways to just renew, but it depends on a lot of things

**wharekura** · 29th February 2012, 11:28

When the first credit card type licenses came out, my 6L along with my full car license just transferred. When I got my bike in Nov11 I assumed my 6L was still current (As stated on the license). I went to book my 6R practical test in Dec11 to sit in Jan12 and there was no mention of resiting. And my 6L license was that old - 1990.

**sleemanj** · 29th February 2012, 11:33

Yes that's fine, your licence at no point expired for 5 years, so you didn't need to resit anything.

Look at your licence, there is an expiry date, doesn't matter what class. If that date passes, and for 5 years you don't get around to renewing, that's when you need to sit tests again.

**Nzpure** · 29th February 2012, 15:38

Just been on the phone with the NZTA about the new 6F test and apparently it hasn't swapped, the 6F test duration has changed is its 30 minutes instead of and hour thats all that has changed..... although getting information out of them was like getting blood from a stone, then she got shitty at me for asking so many questions

.......great customer service they have there

**sleemanj** · 29th February 2012, 15:47

Originally Posted by Nzpure

Just been on the phone with the NZTA about the new 6F test and apparently it hasn't swapped, the 6F test duration has changed is its 30 minutes instead of and hour thats all that has changed.

I would suggest that if the test is 30 minutes, then it's clearly not the old full test, and since they havn't developed a new full test, it is therefore the old restricted test or extremely similar.

And also most likely, the drone on the end of the phone didn't know what you were talking about. Which isn't unusual.

**wharekura** · 29th February 2012, 17:22

i called them too for clarification, the person at the time was somewhat helpful after putting me on hold when my questions must of sounded like a media conference - anyway i will cut and past my written response

**wharekura** · 29th February 2012, 17:24

Good afternoon David,

Thank you for your email dated 15 February 2012.

If you are over 25 years of age, you can obtain a full class 6 (motorcycle ) licence once you have held the class 6 restricted licence for at least six months. Alternatively, you may complete an approved defensive driving course and be eligible to obtain a full class 6 licence after holding the restricted class 6 for at least three months.

The new class 6 (motorcycle) full licence (FLT) test being introduced on 27 February 2012 will remain in place until changes to the motorcycle licensing system are introduced in October 2012. The FLT has changed to a 30 minute appointment from its previous length of one hour. It will not include as many elements as it had previously as those criteria are now assessed during the restricted licence test.

The FLT requires the applicant to demonstrate safe driving skills over a range of driving environments.

The test takes 30 minutes to administer, which allows for:

· meeting the applicant
· conducting the pre-drive safety checks
· conducting a 20-minute practical drive
· adding up the score sheet at the end of the test
· providing feedback to the applicant on their performance at the end of the test.

The FLT is a similar format test to the Restricted Licence Test (RLT), and applicants are scored on the following items

· Observation
· Signalling
· Gap Selection
· Following Distance
· Lateral Position
· Hazard Detection
· Hazard Response

Unlike the restricted licence test, the FLT is conducted in one stage and requires the applicant to verbally describe:

· the hazards, and
· their actions in response to those hazards, as they undertake assessable tasks.

Therefore, the new full licence test will not be exactly like the old restricted licence test was.

Further detailed information about the new full driver licence test that comes into effect on 27 February 2012 is available in a 45 page draft booklet on the NZ Transport Agency website at the following link:

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/phot...test-guide.pdf

Please note this booklet is still in draft stage and should not take the place of well-structured and comprehensive lesson plans together with high levels of supervised driving experience in a broad range of driving situations. A final version will be available soon

**JustNick** · 29th February 2012, 17:39

Originally Posted by wharekura

Good afternoon David,

Thank you for your email dated 15 February 2012.

If you are over 25 years of age, you can obtain a full class 6 (motorcycle ) licence once you have held the class 6 restricted licence for at least six months. Alternatively, you may complete an approved defensive driving course and be eligible to obtain a full class 6 licence after holding the restricted class 6 for at least three months.

The new class 6 (motorcycle) full licence (FLT) test being introduced on 27 February 2012 will remain in place until changes to the motorcycle licensing system are introduced in October 2012. The FLT has changed to a 30 minute appointment from its previous length of one hour. It will not include as many elements as it had previously as those criteria are now assessed during the restricted licence test.

The FLT requires the applicant to demonstrate safe driving skills over a range of driving environments.

The test takes 30 minutes to administer, which allows for:

· meeting the applicant
· conducting the pre-drive safety checks
· conducting a 20-minute practical drive
· adding up the score sheet at the end of the test
· providing feedback to the applicant on their performance at the end of the test.

The FLT is a similar format test to the Restricted Licence Test (RLT), and applicants are scored on the following items

· Observation
· Signalling
· Gap Selection
· Following Distance
· Lateral Position
· Hazard Detection
· Hazard Response

Unlike the restricted licence test, the FLT is conducted in one stage and requires the applicant to verbally describe:

· the hazards, and
· their actions in response to those hazards, as they undertake assessable tasks.

Therefore, the new full licence test will not be exactly like the old restricted licence test was.

Further detailed information about the new full driver licence test that comes into effect on 27 February 2012 is available in a 45 page draft booklet on the NZ Transport Agency website at the following link:

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/phot...test-guide.pdf

Please note this booklet is still in draft stage and should not take the place of well-structured and comprehensive lesson plans together with high levels of supervised driving experience in a broad range of driving situations. A final version will be available soon

Cheers for taking the time to put this up. I'm sitting my restricted test next week under the "new" format so am following this thread with interest.

**wharekura** · 29th February 2012, 17:56

a lot of people will be following you - including me - with interest since u one of the lucky few to try the new tests out

**Nzpure** · 29th February 2012, 18:10

Originally Posted by wharekura

Good afternoon David,

Thank you for your email dated 15 February 2012.

If you are over 25 years of age, you can obtain a full class 6 (motorcycle ) licence once you have held the class 6 restricted licence for at least six months. Alternatively, you may complete an approved defensive driving course and be eligible to obtain a full class 6 licence after holding the restricted class 6 for at least three months.

The new class 6 (motorcycle) full licence (FLT) test being introduced on 27 February 2012 will remain in place until changes to the motorcycle licensing system are introduced in October 2012. The FLT has changed to a 30 minute appointment from its previous length of one hour. It will not include as many elements as it had previously as those criteria are now assessed during the restricted licence test.

The FLT requires the applicant to demonstrate safe driving skills over a range of driving environments.

The test takes 30 minutes to administer, which allows for:

· meeting the applicant
· conducting the pre-drive safety checks
· conducting a 20-minute practical drive
· adding up the score sheet at the end of the test
· providing feedback to the applicant on their performance at the end of the test.

The FLT is a similar format test to the Restricted Licence Test (RLT), and applicants are scored on the following items

· Observation
· Signalling
· Gap Selection
· Following Distance
· Lateral Position
· Hazard Detection
· Hazard Response

Unlike the restricted licence test, the FLT is conducted in one stage and requires the applicant to verbally describe:

· the hazards, and
· their actions in response to those hazards, as they undertake assessable tasks.

Therefore, the new full licence test will not be exactly like the old restricted licence test was.

Further detailed information about the new full driver licence test that comes into effect on 27 February 2012 is available in a 45 page draft booklet on the NZ Transport Agency website at the following link:

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/phot...test-guide.pdf

Please note this booklet is still in draft stage and should not take the place of well-structured and comprehensive lesson plans together with high levels of supervised driving experience in a broad range of driving situations. A final version will be available soon

Cheers for that mate you got a great deal info out of them then i did!
i go for mine in a week or so now so its good to know what to expect!