Medium Rigid Licence (Condition B Only)

A Medium Rigid (MR) licence covers any truck or bus with two axles. You must have held your car licence or higher for at least 12 months. From driving delivery trucks to buses, this licence allows you to operate medium weight vehicles more than 8 tonne GVM, with no more than two axles.

A Medium Rigid truck has two types of licences within the category and these are either non-restricted or restricted. Purple Truck Driving School currently offer Condition B or restricted, which covers you for synchromesh or automatic licences only (no double clutching). The difference between the two licences is the gearbox. The HR non-restricted licence is a road ranger or non-synchromesh gearbox.

Throughout the training you will cover:

• Cabin checks

• Defensive driving

• Turning and handling

• Vehicle positioning

• Fuel efficiency

• Systems of vehicle control

• Road laws

• Pre-drive checks

• Starting and stopping sequences

• Demonstration drive

• City and highway driving

• Load security

Pre-requisites for a MR Licence:

• You must have held a provisional, probationary or car licence for at least 12 months (Green P1)

• If you are upgrading from a car licence, you must also pass the Department of Transport and Main Roads written knowledge test (click here to practice the Heavy Vehicle Test) and the on-road practical driving test

• If you currently hold a LR licence, a written knowledge test is not required

• If you currently have a medical condition on your licence, you will require a relevant medical certificate

• If you are going to use your MR licence to drive a bus, you may also need to obtain your driver’s authorization from Driver's Authority (DA)

• NOTE: You are not permitted to upgrade to a MR licence while you hold a P (red) car licence