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Victoria - Apply for Bus or Truck License

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ProcedureEdit

  1. Go to a VicRoads Customer Service Centre to apply for a bus and truck driver license.
  2. Produce your driver license as evidence of identity and a secondary evidence document (e.g. a current Medicare Card, credit or account card issued by a bank, building society or credit union).
  3. Pass a driving test in a vehicle of the category of license you require and an off-road skills test.
  4. If you are getting a bus and truck license for the first time, you must also pass a written knowledge test based on information in The Victorian Bus and Truck Drivers Handbook. If you already hold a bus or truck license, a knowledge test is not necessary.
  5. To get a Multi Combination (MC) license, you must pass an approved training course.



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Required DocumentsEdit



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Customer Service Centres:

  • VicRoads Customer Service Centre opening hours are: 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday
  • Telephone number for all customer service centres: 13 11 71
  • Telephone Centre Operating Hours: 8:30am - 5pm Monday to Friday and 8:30am - 2pm on Saturday

Administrative Offices

  • Telephone number for all administration offices : 13 11 71 (operating hours: 8:30am to 5pm Monday - Friday)

Other Location and Contact Information:
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/HaveYourSay/ContactUs/OfficeLocationsAndHours.htm



EligibilityEdit

You must have a current Australian car driver license and meet the graduation criteria.

  • For Light and Medium Rigid Vehicle, you must have held an Australian car driver license for at least 12 months.
  • For Heavy Rigid Vehicle, you must have held an Australian car driver license for at least 24 months.
  • For Heavy Combination Vehicle, you must have held an Australian car driver license for at least 24 months, including Medium Rigid or Heavy Rigid license for at least 12 months.
  • For Multi Combination Vehicle, you must have held a Heavy Combination, Heavy Rigid or a combination of Heavy Rigid and a Heavy Combination vehicle license for at least 12 months, plus the completion of an approved course.



FeesEdit

Heavy vehicle knowledge test (Appointment,Truck and Bus knowledge test):



ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever



Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

  • The Graduated Licensing Scheme requires you to gain experience driving smaller vehicles before you move on to driving larger, more complex vehicles.
  • You can apply for a Light Rigid (LR) or Medium Rigid (MR) license when you have held a car driver license for 12 months. However, you can start training for your LR or MR license any time after getting your car license.



Required InformationEdit

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.



Need for the DocumentEdit

You need a bus and truck license to drive trucks with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) greater than 4.5 tonnes or buses which seat more than 12 adults.

To get your bus and truck license, you must meet the requirements of the graduated licensing scheme.



Information which might helpEdit

License Categories: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/OtherLicences/Licencecategories.htm
Victorian Bus and Truck Drivers handbook: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/1F94436A-ED03-476F-BB60-637404F533BE/0/VictorianBusandTruckDriversHandbook0213WEB.pdf
Heavy Vehicle License Test: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/OtherLicences/HeavyVehicleLicences/Heavyvehiclelicencetest.htm



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



External LinksEdit

Bus and Truck Licenses: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/OtherLicences/HeavyVehicleLicences/How+to+get+bus+and+truck+licences.htm
Driver License and Learner Permit Fees: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/FeesFormsAndFAQs/LicensingFees/DriverLicenceandLearnerPermitfees.htm
Licensing Forms: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/FeesFormsAndFAQs/LicensingForms/
Office Locations and Contacts: http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/HaveYourSay/ContactUs/OfficeLocationsAndHours.htm



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