Barbados - Apply for Learner Driver License

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Procedure

Apply in person

Step 1 Obtain Learner’s Permit

1. Visit your nearest licensing authority to make an application. A Learner's Permit is essential for obtaining a Permanent License.
   
2. You will need to apply in the prescribed format to the Licensing Authority along with your
   • passport-sized photographs,
   • proof of your age and residence,
   • declaration of medical fitness
   • The required fee of $80.
3. The application document is provided by the licensing authority.
   
   

Step 2 Take the regulations Test

• After verification of your documents, you will have to go through the Regulations Test. A handbook of traffic rules, signs and regulations is provided with the application form. On passing the Regulations Test, you will be issued a Learner's Permit. If you fail the test, you will be given a chance to take the test again.
  
• A fee of $30.00 is charged or the regulation test.
  
• The leaners permit is issued immediately upon passing the regulation test.

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Required Documents

• Attested copy of address proof
• Attested copy of Birth Certificate
  
• Valid passport
  
• Two passport size photographs
  
• Proof of payment of application fees
  
• Declaration of medical fitness

Office Locations & Contacts

Barbados Licensing Authority – Holetown
Address: Highway 1, Holetown, Barbados
Phone: +1 246 – 432 – 0119
Opening Hours: (Monday to Friday 8:30am till 3pm) (closed on Saturday and Sunday)
Co-ordinates: Latitude: 13.185801 Longitude: -59.637994

Barbados Licensing Authority – Oistins
Address: Southern Plaza, Oistins, Barbados
Phone: +1 246 – 428 – 2960
Opening Hours: (Monday to Friday 8:30am till 3pm) (closed on Saturday and Sunday)
Co-ordinates: Latitude: 13.065505 Longitude: -59.546065

Barbados Licensing Authority -The Pine, St. Michael
Address: Pine East – W Blvd, Bridgetown, Barbados
Phone: +1 246 – 467 – 7300
Opening Hours: (Monday to Friday 8:30am till 3pm) (closed on Saturday and Sunday)
Co-ordinates: Latitude: 13.099705 Longitude: -59.582804

Barbados Licensing Authority -Warrens, St. Michael
Address: Warrens Towers 11, Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados
Phone: +1 246 – 622 – 1618
Opening Hours: (Monday to Friday 8:30am till 3pm) (closed on Saturday and Sunday)
Co-ordinates: Latitude: 13.14093 Longitude: -59.61191

Barbados Licensing Authority -Roebuck Street, St. Michael
Address: Roebuck Street, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados
Phone: +1 246 – 467 – 1100
Opening Hours: (Monday to Friday 8:30am till 3pm) (closed on Saturday and Sunday)
Co-ordinates: Latitude: 13.102803 Longitude: -59.610315

Eligibility

• Citizens or residents of Barbados
  
• Minimum age: 16 years old for a temporary licence. ( The minor's parents or guardian must give their consent)
  
• If you are at least 18 years of age you may apply for a permanent license to drive a private motor vehicle.
  
• Must not be suffering from any such disease or physical disability which may result to you causing a road accident while driving.

Fees

• Learner's Permit ( first issue- valid for six months) $80.00
  
• Learner's Permit Renewal (Valid for three months) $35.00
  
• Regulation Test $30.00

Validity

The learners permit is valid for 180 days after which a renewal of 90 days can be issued.

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Processing Time

• A learner’s permit is issued immediately after taking and passing the regulation test.

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Instructions

• Apply for learner's permit from the Barbados Licensing Authority.
  
• Take and pass a regulation/Theory test to be issued with a learner’s driver license.

Required Information

• Date of Birth.
  
• Place of birth
  
• Driving School name
  
• Driving Licence Category
  
• Residential Address
  
• Working Telephone Number
  
• Medical fitness condition

Need for the Document

• The leaners driver license is issued as an authority to allow a person to drive a motor vehicle while undergoing training on a road in Barbados.
  
• No person will be allowed to drive a motor vehicle on road in Barbados unless he is the holder of a valid driving license or a learners permit endorsed in respect of that class of vehicle.
  
• Any person training to drive a motor vehicle on a road is required by law to carry his/her learner driver license or learners permit, and on being so required by a police officer, produce it for examination.
  
• The leaner driver licence shows compliance with Barbados traffic laws regarding driving.

Information which might help

• A learner’s driver license is an official document certifying that the holder is training to drive a motor vehicle or vehicles.
• Learning how to drive:

Once you obtain a learner's permit, you may now start practicing how to drive. Remember that you must be accompanied at all times by a licensed driver who has three years or more experience of driving the class of vehicle which the learner is driving and must display L signs conspicuously placed on the back and front of the vehicle. The L sign must not be displayed while the learner is not driving the vehicle.

• Driving test:

The driving test will usually be taken within three months from the time the learner's permit was issued. Upon passing the driving test, you may obtain a license by applying on the prescribed form and paying the relevant licence fee.

other uses of the Document/Certificate

The learner driving licence can be used as can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Barbados Integrated Government – driver licence :Driver licence
• Ministry of foreign affairs and foreign trade of Barbados - Travelling to Barbados : Permit
• Driving licensing :License

Others

• A Driving License is an official document certifying that the holder is suitably qualified to drive a motor vehicle or vehicles. Under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, no person can drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless he holds a valid Driving License or learners permit issued to him, authorizing him to drive a vehicle of that particular category.
  
• It is illegal to drive without wearing a seat belt and any children under the age of 5 must be in a car seat.
  
• Drink driving is an offence although having unopened alcohol in the vehicle is not.
  
• The speed limit is 60 kilometers or 37 mph per hour although it depends which roads you are using as the limit varies. The limits are usually clearly displayed on road signs.