CLASS MR LICENCE REQUIREMENTS, INFORMATION AND FEES.

Requirements as specified in Motor Traffic Handbook for Heavy Vehicle Drivers -- MR licence. To drive any motor vehicle with 2 axles and GVM of more than 8t. Any towed trailer must not weigh more than 9t GVM.

Minimum age 18 years and must have held a drivers licence, or equivalent, for one year

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Driving School Requirements

Fees

Class MR Upgrade With CBA Licensing System

DRIVING SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

• Client must meet instructor at our premises.
  
• 24 hours notice of cancellation or 50% of fees will be charged.
  
• Appropriate footwear must be worn.
  

FEES

• $100.00 per hour; $300.00 lesson & test, $10 discount for own truck per hour.
  
• RTA fees not included in above prices.
  
• All fees are subject to increase without notice.
  
• Drivers upgrading to a Class MR Licence on average require 10 hours of tuition plus a lesson & test (on day of test).

Must not be affected by alcohol or other drugs (if prescribed- check with your doctor or pharmacist).

CLASS MR UPGRADE WITH CBA LICENCING SYSTEM

Course Outline
How the system works
Costs

Course Outline

The course outline is for Competency Based Assessment (CBA). Under CBA you will be trained to a curriculum to make yourself more professional in the following areas:

• Basic Driving Skills
• Apply Road Rules
• Safe Driving
• Drive in Traffic
• Open Road
• Manoeuvres
• Vehicles Loaded to 75% of capacity

The CBA system has been operating in NSW since February 1995. The RTA has developed the system with support and input from all the major Transport companies, Driver Trainers, Unions and Police Force.

The Competencies are in line with the National Core Competencies for Heavy Vehicle Drivers. The system is designed to address not only the manipulative skills of driving a Heavy Vehicle as well as Observation, Anticipation and Attitudes. There are Competencies that require the vehicle to be loaded to 75% of its GVM, Secure a Load, Pre and Post Vehicle Checks and Reversing Manoeuvres. The old RTA driving test is not up to the required industry standards. The whole Transport Industry giving full support to the system which is identified as a breakthrough in addressing the correct standards required to be a truck driver by the year 2000.

How the system works

The operators must approach the RTA to complete their Knowledge Test for Heavy Vehicles.

Indicate to the RTA staff that they wish to have the CBA Log Book and the Guide at cost of $21.00 for both books. We also recommend purchase of the Load Restraint Guide from RTA at the price of $10.00.

Our instructor/assessor will train the operators to the system. When they are up to the required skills he will assess them and if they are competent, he will sign them off. If not competent we only train in the areas that they are not competent in.

The system is a lot fairer than the old RTA Driving Test, where drivers would have to complete the whole test again after waiting 7 days and paying additional fees to RTA.

After the operator completes the CBA our trainer will sign off the Log Book. The operator then goes to the RTA to be issued with an upgraded licence . The RTA's fee is $21.00.

Costs

The cost for training per hour is $100.00, and if trained in your own vehicle - $90.00 per hour.

Competency Based Assessment is difficult to quote on due to the individual operators varied skills.

The average amount of lesson time is 10-12 hours for people with manual car experience.

Some of the Competencies we can conduct in a group training which can cut the costs.

With an old system most operators require about 8 hours to pass the RTA road test.

At the end of their training you will be a Professional Driver who will have the correct skills to operate a heavy vehicle on today's roads.

All fees are subject to increase without notice.