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Tasmania · Knowledge test

Your Tasmania licence: from learner to P1, P2 and full

There are four stages: learner, P1, P2 and then a full licence. Through all three novice stages of a Tasmania licence, your alcohol content must be 0.00 and you carry your licence whenever you drive. How long you spend on P2 depends on how old you are when you get it.

  • 0.00Alcohol limit in every novice stage
  • 2 yearsOn P2 if you’re under 23 when you get it
  • 100 km/hTop speed on your P1 licence
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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

How do you get a Tasmania licence?

Plates Plus sets out the novice stages like this:

StageLeast timeTo move on
Learner licence12 monthsLog 80 hours, then pass the hazard perception test and the P1 assessment
P1 licence12 monthsUpgrade to P2
P2 licence1 to 2 years, by ageMove to your full licence
See the learner rules →See the hazard test →

P plate rules in Tasmania on P1

On your P1 licence you must:

  • Carry your licence
  • Show red P plates on white that can be seen from the front and back of the car
  • Drive no faster than 100 km/h, even where a higher limit applies
  • Have a blood alcohol content of 0.00
  • Not use a mobile phone
  • Obey the peer passenger restriction if you’re under 25
  • Obey all Tasmanian road rules

You can tow a trailer on P1. If the trailer would hide your rear P plate, attach one to the back of the trailer.

See the P1 driving test →

The peer passenger restriction

It applies only to P1 drivers under 25, and to passengers aged 16 to 21. It lasts for the 12 months you’re on P1. The limit itself is set out in Plates Plus’s peer passenger fact sheet.

There are exemptions for work, essential activities such as education or medical purposes, and family circumstances. You don’t apply for one, but each time you drive you must be able to satisfy police that you meet the criteria.

How long you stay on P2

It depends on your age when your licence is upgraded to P2:

  • Under 23: two years
  • 23 or older but under 25: 12 months or until you turn 25, whichever is longer
  • 25 or older: 12 months

If you reach your full licence without demerit points or certain offences on P1 and P2, you may be eligible for the safer driver reward.

The 2020 changes

Tasmania strengthened its Graduated Licensing System on 1 December 2020, to meet the “enhanced” model that closely aligns it with Victoria and New South Wales. Plates Plus says an average of 48 young drivers and passengers die or are seriously injured on Tasmanian roads every year.

For motorcycle riders, the changes brought one licence card for the learner and provisional periods, a green P2 plate for P2 riders and the safer driver reward. Plates Plus itself is only for the car learner licence.

Sources: Plates Plus and 3 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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