Driving Rules and Fees

Graduated Licensing System for Passenger Vehicles:-

           Available at the age of 16, with the passing of a multiple choice road theory test and an eye vision test(G1 test), a G1 license is issued which allows the learning driver to drive on roads accompanied by someone with full valid driver's license whose blood alcohol content (BAC) is less than 0.05. The driver also cannot drive on 400-series highways and other high-speed expressways (unless accompanied by a licensed instructor) or between 12:00 AM – 5:00 AM and must maintain their own BAC at zero.           Available after having held a G1 license for 12 months, or eight months if the driver has completed and passed a ministry-approved driver education course. Probationary license is acquired after successfully completing a road test. At this point, the driver must still maintain a BAC of zero. As of September, 2005, teenage drivers with a G2 licence are restricted in the number of passengers under 19 that they can carry during night-time driving.            After 1 year of possessing the G2 license, a driver can take an additional road test that often includes driving on a four lane divided highway. With successful completion, they will obtain a full license, which carries no restrictions and are not required to take any further tests until the age of 80, provided they renew their license every five years.[20] Drivers aged 21 and under must still have a blood alcohol level of 0, even with a full G license. Drivers 80 and over must complete a vision and knowledge test and participate in a 90- minute group education session to renew their license, and the maximum number of years that a license can be issued for is two years.