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Class Type Description C: Car licence: Covers vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass (GVM). GVM is the maximum allowed weight of the vehicle when loaded. The licence allows the holder to drive cars, utilities, vans, some light trucks, car-based motor tricycles, tractors and implements such as graders, vehicles that seat up to 12 adults, including the driver.
Because Queensland driver licences were susceptible to fraud the department initiated a smartcard driver licence project in 2003. [2] [3] The project has suffered from long delays and cost overruns. The transition to the new cards commenced in 2011, and the new cards will replace laminated licences as they come up for renewal, expected to be ...
Australian vehicle registration plates, number plates and license plates are issued by state, territory, and Commonwealth governments, and the armed forces of Australia.The plates are associated with a vehicle and are generally intended to last during the time that the vehicle remains registered in the state, though as they become unreadable (or for other reasons) they may be remade with a ...
The Queensland photo identification card serves as an identity photo card for residents of Queensland who are aged over 15 years. While it is now available to drivers and non-drivers, it was originally created for people who did not have a driver's licence. [1] It displays the holder's name, address (optional), date of birth and signature.
The Gold License is granted to any driver who, at the point of license renewal, has at least five years of clean driving history (no driving infractions). [ 36 ] [ 37 ] According to implications in the Road Traffic Laws Reforms that took place on 10 May 1995, all such licenses are marked with a gold band over the license's expiration date as ...
Queensland number plate from 1994, made from aluminium. Once the aaa·nnn format between NAA·000 and PZZ·999 was exhausted, Queensland reversed the order to nnn·aaa, starting 1 July 1977. [6] These plates were issued with green text on a white reflective background and bore the slogan Queensland – Sunshine State. [6]
A learner licence must be held for a minimum of 12 months before a practical driving test can be taken in order to proceed to a P1 probationary licence. Stage two is a one-year P1 probationary licence (with red P plates). Stage three is a two-year P2 probationary licence (with green P plates).
Vehicle inspection in Australia is generally done on a state basis (with the exception of Federally Registered Heavy Vehicles, see below). Each state or territory has the authority to set its own laws pertaining to vehicle inspections, all (with the exception of the self-governing territory of Norfolk Island) have some form of inspection, either periodically or before a transfer of ownership.