The Learner Permit Test In-person
If you don’t have access to a computer, you can take the Learner Permit Test at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
If you can't take the Learner Permit Test Online, you can still take the Learner Permit Test in person at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre if:
- you want to complete the test in a language other than English
- you require an interpreter
- you don’t have access to a computer or internet.
If you can’t take the test in English, it is also available in:
- Albanian
- Arabic
- Cambodian
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Macedonian
- Persian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Sinhalese
- Somali
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Vietnamese.
If your language isn’t listed above, you can book an interpreter at your nearest VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
Book the Learner Permit Test In-Person
Steps to complete the Learner Permit Test in person
Step 1: Prepare and practice for the test
Check your eligibility
To take the Learner Permit Test In-person you must:
- be 16 years of age or older
- have a residential address in Victoria
- be medically fit to drive
- not be disqualified from driving or getting a learner permit
- not be currently subject to a Fines Victoria licence suspension
- not have any outstanding relicensing requirements like a Licence Eligibility Order.
Prepare for the test
To prepare for the test you should:
Step 2: Book and pay for your appointment
Once you’re ready to take the test, you can book and pay for an appointment online.
Book an appointment
You can also book by:
If you require an interpreter, you’ll need to visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre to book your appointment.
For information on test and appointment fees see the Driver licence and learner permit fees page.
Change or cancel your appointment
If you’re the person booked in for the test you can change your appointment.
To change your appointment, you’ll need to pay a transfer fee and transfer your test to a new time.
You can change or cancel your appointment by:
If you cancel your appointment with less than 24 hours’ notice or fail to attend, you'll forfeit all fees paid.
Step 3: Attend your appointment
At your appointment you can expect to:
You will need to bring:
- a licence or learner permit application form [PDF] that is filled in but not signed
- one 'Category A' evidence of identity document (e.g. passport or Australian birth certificate)
- one 'Category B' evidence of identity document (e.g. student ID or Medicare card)
- evidence of your current address (if your current address isn’t shown on the Category A or B evidence)
- any glasses or contact lenses (if required) for the eyesight test.
If you are doing the Learner Permit Test to convert your overseas driver licence, you will also need to bring your overseas driver licence and any required verification documents. See more about converting your overseas licence.
You can’t start your 120 hours of supervised driving until you have done the Learner Permit Test and been issued your learner permit.
Step 4: Receive your learner permit
Your learner permit card will be mailed to your postal address and takes about 10 business days to arrive.
Until then, you’ll get a temporary learner permit as proof that you have your learner permit. Make sure you’re carrying it at all times when driving with your supervising driver.
For more information about what you’re allowed to do as a learner driver, see the Transport Victoria website.