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This decides your South Australian pathway.
Some countries convert with no driving test - let's check yours.
In SA, holding a licence 3+ years usually means a full licence rather than provisional.
Be honest - it helps us recommend the right start.
So we can hold your spot and call you back if you'd like.
In short: get your learner's permit, hold it for 12 months (6 months if you're 25 or over), log 75 supervised hours including 15 at night, pass the Hazard Perception Test, then pass the practical driving test to be issued your P1. If you already hold an overseas licence, your path is usually much shorter — and from some countries there is no driving test at all.
You then hold P1 for 12 months. With no breaches or suspensions you move to P2 automatically, and P2 lasts 24 months.
Which pathway applies depends on the country that issued your licence:
The licence class you end up on depends on how long you have held your existing licence: 3 years or more generally means a full SA licence, 1–3 years means P2, and under 1 year means P1.
Time limit: permanent residents and long-term visa holders must convert within 3 months of becoming a resident. Service SA confirms your exact class in every case.
A 60-minute lesson is $110 and a 45-minute driving assessment is $90. Prepaid packages start at $525. Free pickup and drop-off is included in every lesson. See all prices and packages.
Yes. Every paid hour you drive with us counts toward your 75 supervised hours, and we sign your logbook at the end of the lesson.
It depends entirely on where you're starting. Complete beginners usually get the basics in 10–15 hours and reach a confident, test-ready standard around 50+ hours. Experienced or overseas drivers are often ready in 3–7 hours. The 45-minute assessment exists to answer this precisely rather than guess.
You can, provided it is roadworthy, registered and meets the test requirements. Most students use our dual-control car instead, which is what we supply for every test we run. You can book a driving test with our car directly.
Yes — lessons are available in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Our free road-rule explainer videos also carry voiceovers in Arabic, Bengali, Mandarin, Hindi, Nepali, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Punjabi, Sinhala and Urdu.
We work across Adelaide's eastern, north-eastern and southern suburbs from our base at Firle Plaza, with free pickup inside the service area. See the full list of suburbs we cover.
Everything below is free, with no sign-up:
This page is a plain-English guide to the South Australian licensing system, current as at August 2026. Service SA and mylicence.sa.gov.au are the official authorities and have the final say on your permit, your licence class and your test.