Tasmania · Knowledge test
It’s called the driver knowledge test, and passing it is your first step to a learner licence. You can sit it online at the end of the free Plates Plus course, or sit a standalone version at any Service Tasmania shop. Plates Plus recommends taking the learner’s test in Tasmania through the course if you can.
Key facts
How it works
Topics
The first four topics follow the three sections of the Plates Plus course, with giving way split out of Signs and rules. The key points come from Plates Plus’s pages, Tasmania’s Road Rules 2019 and the Australian Road Rules.
The Plates Plus course opens with your driving attitude, and it puts a focus on the fatal five road behaviours.
Default speed limits, what the main regulatory signs ask of you and when you keep left.
Who goes first at intersections, T-intersections and roundabouts. Four of the practice questions use diagrams for these.
Sharing the road is the third section of the Plates Plus course. These rules protect people walking and other drivers.
The restrictions you drive under once your learner licence is issued, and the hours you log.
Between your learner licence and P1 come the hazard perception test and the P1 practical driving assessment.
Road signs
These are the national designs from the Australian Road Rules. Tasmania’s Road Rules 2019 aim to keep its road rules essentially uniform with those elsewhere in Australia.
Free practice test
These 20 questions are our own, written from Plates Plus’s learner pages, Tasmania’s Road Rules 2019 and the Australian Road Rules. Four use give-way diagrams and three show road signs. The real test needs 27 of 30 (90%), so you need 18 of 20 here.
20 practice questions we wrote on Tasmania’s learner rules and the road rules.
Test day
Study options
Plates Plus is the official course, and the Road Rules 2019 set the rules out in law. In person, driving lessons and Rotary Clubs of Tasmania’s RYDA road safety day add logbook hours, and a mentor program helps learners who have no supervisory driver or car and can’t afford lessons.
| Option | Price | Free to use | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official and free | |||
Plates Plus courseOfficial online courseThe Tasmanian Government’s course for the car learner licence. Finish it and the test unlocks, ready to sit on your own device. | Free | The course and the online driver knowledge test | |
Road Rules 2019Official road rules (law)Tasmania’s road rules as law, on Tasmanian Legislation Online. Heavy going for study, but it’s where the rules themselves are set. | Free | The full text online | |
| In person | |||
Certified driving instructorsDriving lessonsEach one-hour lesson counts as two hours in your learner logbook, up to 20 hours. | Set by each instructor | Not published | |
RYDA programSchool road safety dayRotary Clubs of Tasmania’s one-day course for Year 10 students at participating schools. Taking part adds five hours to your logbook. | Not published | Not published | |
Learner Driver Mentor ProgramGovernment-funded mentoringHelps learners who have no supervisory driver or car and can’t afford professional lessons. | Not published | Not published | |
Prices and ratings checked November 2026.
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FAQ
30, for the test at the end of the Plates Plus course, and you need at least 27 right. No question is compulsory. Plates Plus doesn’t give separate figures for the standalone test in a shop.
Nothing. Plates Plus says the course and the driver knowledge test are free. You pay a fee only once you’ve passed, when your learner licence is issued, and its learner pages don’t give the amount.
If you fail online, you wait 12 hours before your next try. If you fail the standalone test in a shop, you can sit it again there the next business day, or do the course and test online after 12 hours with your client ID.
Service Tasmania staff check you’re eligible for your learner licence. You show your evidence of identity, have your photo and signature taken, fill in a form about any medical conditions that may affect your driving, take an eye test and pay the learner licence fee. If you aren’t eligible yet, you come back once you are.
Yes. You may do the course and test with someone who can translate or interpret for you. If you need a professional translator or interpreter, it’s free when you sit the test at a Service Tasmania shop.
No. Plates Plus says there’s no practice test for the driver knowledge test. Its course acts as an ongoing practice tool, and for the standalone test you can prepare with the Tasmanian Road Rules Handbook.
This crossroads has no signs, traffic lights or road markings. Which car must give way?
Car A At an intersection with no lights, signs or road markings, you give way to a vehicle approaching from your right. Car B is on Car A’s right, so Car A gives way.
You’re outside a built-up area on an unsealed gravel road, and there’s no speed limit sign. What is the default limit in Tasmania?
80 km/h Tasmania’s Road Rules 2019 set a default limit of 80 km/h on an unsealed road outside a built-up area. A sealed road outside a built-up area defaults to 100 km/h.
The Plates Plus course focuses on the fatal five road behaviours. Which of these is one of them?
Fatigue Plates Plus names the fatal five as speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, fatigue, distraction, and drink and drug driving. Fatigue is the one option here that’s on the list.
You’re on your L plates on a sealed road outside a built-up area, with no speed sign. What’s the fastest you may drive?
90 km/h With no sign, a sealed road outside a built-up area has a default limit of 100 km/h. Learners must drive no faster than 90 km/h even where a higher limit applies, so 90 km/h is your top speed.
Car B is on the road that ends at this T-intersection, and there are no signs or lights. Which car goes first?
Car A, going straight At a T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends gives way to vehicles on the road that continues. Car B is on the road that ends, so Car A goes first.
You’re driving on your learner licence. What must your blood alcohol content be?
0.00 A learner must have a blood alcohol content of 0.00. The same 0.00 applies in every novice stage, so it carries on through P1 and P2.
You reach this sign at an intersection with a stop line. What must you do?
Stop at the line, then give way as needed At a Stop sign you must stop at the stop line, even if the road looks clear. Then you give way to other traffic as the give way rules require before you go.
You hold a learner licence in Tasmania. When may you tow a trailer?
Never, while you’re a learner A learner must never tow another vehicle or trailer. Towing becomes possible once you hold a P1 licence, as long as your P plates stay visible.
Car B wants to turn right here, and Car A is coming straight through from the other direction. Which car must give way?
Car B When you turn right at an intersection, you give way to oncoming vehicles going straight ahead. Car B is turning right across Car A’s path, so B gives way.
A pedestrian has stepped onto a pedestrian crossing ahead of you. What must you do?
Slow down and give way, stopping if needed A driver must give way to any pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing. That means slowing down and stopping if you need to, so they can cross safely.
Your car has L plates on it. Where must they be seen from?
Both the front and the back As a learner, you must make sure your L plates can be seen from the front and back of your car. That way drivers ahead of you and behind you know a learner is driving.
You’re driving at night on high beam, and a car is coming towards you. Within what distance of it must you dip to low beam?
200 metres You must dip your headlights when an oncoming vehicle is within 200 metres. The same 200 metres applies when you’re following a vehicle.
Car A is about to enter this roundabout, and Car B is already on it. What must Car A do?
Give way to Car B, then enter A driver entering a roundabout must give way to vehicles already on it. Car B is already on the roundabout, so Car A waits for it before entering.
How many logbook hours must you complete during the learner stage?
80, including 15 at night In the learner stage you must complete 80 logbook hours, including 15 at night, and your supervisory driver verifies them. You also hold your learner licence for at least 12 continuous months.
You’re on a multi-lane road with this sign. When may you drive in the right lane?
To overtake or turn right Where this sign is shown, you must not drive in the right lane unless you’re overtaking, turning right or making a U-turn, or another exception in the rules applies. Otherwise you keep to the left.
You’re driving on your L plates. When may you use a mobile phone?
Not at all on a learner licence One of the learner licence restrictions is that you must not use a mobile phone. The same rule continues on your P1 licence.
When must you have passed the hazard perception test (HPT)?
Before booking your P1 assessment Anyone who has to do a practical driving assessment must pass the hazard perception test before booking it. As a learner you can sit it from 3 months before your earliest test date.
You reach this sign at an intersection. What must you do?
Slow down, stop if you need to At a Give Way sign you slow down and give way to traffic as the rules require. You stop only if you need to, for example when a vehicle is coming.
Who does Tasmania’s peer passenger restriction apply to?
P1 drivers under 25 The restriction applies only to P1 drivers under 25, and to passengers aged 16 to 21. It lasts for the 12 months a driver is on P1, with exemptions for work, essential activities and family circumstances.
You take a one-hour lesson with a certified driving instructor. How many logbook hours can it count for?
Two hours Each one-hour lesson with a certified driving instructor gains you two hours for your learner logbook. The hours you can gain this way are capped at 20.
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.