At the AA, It is our main priority to ensure that our network and our customers remain safe.
Due to the time a Driving Lesson or Defensive Driving Course takes and the close proximity, our service is a close contact service. Thus you must have a valid ‘My Vaccine Pass’ to attend your booking and wear a face mask at all times.
If you do not have a valid 'My Vaccine Pass', you can contact us once we reach the Green light of the Protection Framework and we will re-schedule your booking.
The simulated practical driving test
Our Simulated Driving Test has been designed to prepare you for the real thing. Your instructor will guide you through the practical test and give you a report card at the end pointing out the skills you need to improve, any critical errors and immediate fail errors you might have made. NOTE: While the Simulated Driving Test is conducted in conditions very similar to what you would find on a real test, our Driving Instructors do not take you on the real test route.
To get your restricted licence
It costs $134.80 to book your restricted practical test and the average pass rate is about 60%. You will improve your chances of passing if you book a Simulated Driving Test.
The restricted practical test is in 2 stages. Stage 1 is 10 minutes and has 7 assessable tasks. It determines whether you are a sufficiently skilled and safe driver to proceed to the more challenging driving tasks of Stage 2.
You are allowed 2 critical errors but only one may occur in Stage 1. One immediate fail error at any time also means you will fail the test.
Getting your restricted - how it works Restricted licence test guide
To get your full licence
It costs $109.50 to book your full licence test and the average pass rate is about 70%. Even if you have been driving on your restricted licence regularly and consider yourself a good driver, booking a Simulated Driving Test will prepare you for the test and improve your chances of passing.
If you make 2 critical errors or 1 immediate fail error at any time you will fail the test.
Getting your full - how it works Full licence test guide
Driving test errors
| Critical errors | Immediate fail errors |
|---|---|
| Too slow | Testing Officer intervention |
| Too fast | Failing to carry out instruction |
| Failing to look | Collision |
| Failing to signal | Failing to give way |
| Blocking a pedestrian crossing | Excessive speed |
| Mounting a kerb | Stopping at dangerous position |
| Stalling a vehicle | Failing to stop |
| Incomplete stop at stop sign | Other dangerous action |
| Other illegal action | |
| Restricted test | |
| 2 x critical errors at Stage 1 = Fail | 1 x immediate fail error at any time = Fail |
| or | |
| 3 x critical errors at Stage 2 = Fail | |
| Full test | |
| 2 x Critical errors at any time= Fail | 1 x Immediate fail error at any time = Fail |