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Your learner licence in Tasmania: the rules and your 80 hours

You drive with a supervisory driver and under a set of restrictions for at least 12 continuous months. During that time on your learner licence in Tasmania you also log 80 hours of driving, which you need before your P1 assessment.

  • 90 km/hTop speed on your L plates
  • 80 hoursLogbook driving, 15 of them at night
  • 12 monthsLeast time on your learner licence
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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What are the learner licence rules in Tasmania?

As a learner, Plates Plus says you must:

  • Make sure your L plates can be seen from the front and back of the car
  • Drive no faster than 90 km/h, even where a higher limit applies
  • Have a blood alcohol content of 0.00
  • Carry your licence with you
  • Never tow another vehicle or a trailer
  • Not use a mobile phone
  • Have a supervisory driver with you
  • Obey all of Tasmania’s road rules

Your 80 logbook hours

You need at least 80 hours in your learner logbook, including 15 at night. Your supervisory driver verifies the hours and signs the statutory declaration in the middle of the logbook.

Plates Plus says 80 to 120 hours of practice significantly reduces a learner’s risk of a crash once they start driving solo.

Credit hours

Two things add hours to your logbook:

  • Rotary Clubs of Tasmania’s RYDA program, a one-day road safety course for Year 10 students at participating schools: five hours
  • A one-hour lesson with a certified driving instructor: two hours, up to a cap of 20

What happened to L1 and L2?

Tasmania used to have two learner stages, L1 and L2, with an L2 assessment between them. The L2 assessment was removed in response to COVID-19, and on 1 December 2020 the two stages became a single learner stage. The minimum time you hold a learner licence didn’t change, and the 30 hours once recommended on L1 and 50 required on L2 became 80 compulsory hours.

See the licence stages →

If you have no supervisor or car

The government-funded Learner Driver Mentor Program helps learners who don’t have a supervisory driver or a car and can’t afford professional driving lessons.

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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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