Obtaining a full licence

Class 2 Licence

1. First hold a full Class 1 licence for at least six months.
2. Then you present a medical certificate (application fee $39.30) and pass a theory test (theory test fee $39.70)
3. Then you must pass a practical test (practical test fee $48.90) in a Class 2 vehicle or:
   
   • be assessed in a Class 2 vehicle against NZQA unit standards by an approved assessor www.ltsa.govt.nz
     or;
   • pass a Land Transport New Zealand (LTSA) - approved industry training course www.ltsa.govt.nz for class 2 vehicles.
     

Class 3 licence

1. First hold your full Class 2 licence for at least six months.
   Then present a medical certificate and pass a theory test (theory test fee $39.70)- this gets you your Class 3 learner licence (application fee $39.30).
2. After six months as Class 3 learner you can apply for your full Class 3 licence application fee $44.30).
3. This involves passing a practical test (practical test fee $48.90) in a Class 3 combination vehicle or:
   
   • being assessed in a Class 3 combination vehicle against NZQA unit standards by an approved assessor www.ltsa.govt.nz
     or;
   • passing an approved industry training course www.ltsa.govt.nz for Class 3 combination vehicles (if you sit and pass this course immediately you gain your Class 3 leaner’s licence, you do not have to wait six months to get your full Class 3 licence).
     

Class 4 licence

1. First hold your full Class 2 licence for at least six months.
2. Then you present a medical certificate - this gets you your Class 4 learner licence (application fee $39.30).
3. After six months as a Class 4 learner you can apply for a full Class 4 licence application fee $44.30).
4. This involves passing a practical test (practical test fee $48.90) in a Class 4 vehicle or:
   
   • being assessed in a Class 4 vehicle against NZQA unit standards by an approved assessor www.ltsa.govt.nz
     or;
   • passing an approved industry training course www.ltsa.govt.nz for Class 4 vehicles. (if you sit and pass this course immediately you gain your Class 4 leaner’s licence, you do not have to wait six months to get your full Class 4 licence).
     

Class 5 licence

1. First hold your full Class 4 licence for at least six months.
2. Then you present a medical certificate and pass a theory test (theory test fee $39.70, unless you have previously passed a theory test for a Class 3 licence) this gets you your Class 5 learner licence (application fee $39.30).
3. After six months as a Class 5 learner you can apply for your full Class 5 licence (application fee $44.30).
4. This involves passing a practical test (practical test fee $48.90) in a Class 5 combination vehicle or:
   
   • being assessed in a Class 5 combination vehicle against NZQA unit standards by an approved assessor www.ltsa.govt.nz
   • passing an approved industry training course www.ltsa.govt.nz for Class 5 combination vehicles.