Logbook and Licence
ACT Logbook System List of Competencies
- Identifying the vehicle controls
- Cabin Drill
- Starting the vehicle
- Moving off procedure
- Proper gear use
- Safe and efficient steering method (e.g. Pull-Push Steering)
- Left and right turns
- Speed Control
- Safe and efficient slowing procedure
- Hill starts
- Give-Ways
- Reversing procedure
- Front-on parking
- Reverse parallel parking
- Turning around in a road (3 or 5 point turns)
- U-turns
FIRST REVIEW (a review of the first seventeen competencies)
- Merging, Lane changing
- Overtaking
- Observation, Scanning, Hazard recognition
- System of vehicle control
- Vulnerable road users
SECOND REVIEW (a review of the previous 22 competencies)
Final Drive
Drive unaided in high-level traffic and in unfamiliar surroundings


ACT Learner Licence
Before you commence driving lessons, whether with parents, friends or a qualified instructor,you must obtain an ACT Learner Licence. Latest details on how to obtain a learner Licence can be obtained from the ACT Government Website.
Minimum age to hold learner licence in the ACT is 15 years and 9 months. You must always carry your Learner Licence with you when taking a lesson with either a qualified instructor, parent or friend. You must carry your Log Book with you if being assessed by an Accredited Instructor.
You can practice your driving with anyone you choose, provided they hold a full licence. Once you have satisfied the above requirements, you can choose to either attempt the Government Driving Test or go through the Log Book System with an Accredited Driving Instructor.
If you choose the Log Book System, please check that your Instructor holds an Accreditation at the time of the lesson. A valid certificate should be on display in the vehicle. Instructors who are not accredited are not by law allowed to assess students on the Log Book System.
You may wish to engage the services of one of our Accredited Instructors before attempting the Government Test. This could save you money in the long run as our Instructors would be able to help you brush up on your driving skills before you take the Government Driving Test.
On the other hand, if you are a parent or friend tutoring a Learner Driver, you may want to revise your own driving techniques. This way you can be sure that what you are teaching is what may now be required to obtain a Provisional Licence.
You can find more up-to-date information by clicking on the link below. Any questions, please give us a call.