CORONA 19 UPDATES

DATE ISSUED 3/6/20
Practical driving test
Car tests, From Monday 15 June driving tests will resume priority bookings for people who meet the priority booking criteria, If you previously had a test cancelled, we’ll contact you with details about rebooking your test.

DATE ISSUED 13/5/2020
Practical driving test
If you already had a driving test booked in, When practical driving tests become available in the future, we will send you information to help re-book your test.

When the TMR reintroduce practical driving tests and return to business as usual operations, we will priorities existing bookings and requirements for urgent testing.

We apologies for any inconvenience as Queensland responds to this unprecedented pandemic.

DATE ISSUED 26/4/20
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is currently implementing a number of changes to products, services and requirements that have been impacted by COVID-19. An announcement was made this morning about two of these and so I wanted to provide some information.
Learner licence renewal fees
As you are aware, on 28 March 2020, all Practical Driver Licence Tests (PDTs) were suspended for three months (subject to review) in the interest of community health and safety and in line with Queensland health advice and guidelines. The suspension of PDTs will mean that some learners will have to renew their licence who otherwise would not have had to.
The Queensland learner licence term is a fixed three-year period and currently has an associated fee of $175.80. This fee will be waived during the COVID-19 period to recognize that these costs would not have been incurred if learners were able to undertake and pass their practical driving test. TMR is providing public communication to advise of the waiver.

These amendments will be in effect from today 25 April 2020 and in place until three months after the suspension of PDTs is lifted.
Extension to obtain Queensland driver licence for new residents. There is currently a requirement for those who are driving on an international or interstate licence to obtain a Queensland driver licence within three months of becoming a Queensland resident. In some instances, this will require a practical driving test (PDT) to be completed.
In recognition that some non-Queensland licence holders will find it difficult to obtain a Queensland licence, particularly if a practical driving test is required, the three-month period within which international or interstate licence holders must obtain a Queensland driver licence has been extended. Their authority to drive under section 128(6) of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management- Driver Licensing) Regulation 2010 will not be revoked. TMR is providing public comm


DATE ISSUED 14/4/20
All Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) customer service centers remain open,

As you would be aware, practical driver licence testing delivered by TMR for light and heavy vehicles has been suspended from 28 March for three months (unless otherwise advised) and this has been communicated to both customers and industry.

Driver trainers are permitted to operate based on the latest advice provided by the Queensland Government. TRANSPORT MAIN ROADS (TMR) does not have the authority to direct driving schools and instructors to cease performing driving lessons.

Pre booking of test, all test fees will be DISCOUNTED from 10/4/20 TO $130.00 with the exception of Saturday test until 1/8/20 Customer will still need to pay for there TMR booking fee $60.00, FAB DS will priorities all pre paid test. The TMR are expecting a rush on driving test bookings, this will inevitability have an impact on the waiting time to book a test, an estimate of APPROXIMATELY 8 WEEKS OF TEST BOOKINGS ONCE THE TRANSPORT HAS RE OPENED.