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hi there

im from vic and was wondering what the legal age for driving was in sa??

i've heard that it is 16 years and 6 months

and that you have to get 50 hours practice??

is this true??

cheers guys and girls

Not to sure at the moment but it used to be 16 years u could get ur Ls and the hold it for 9 months pass ur test and get ur P Plate....but in saying that was over 10 years ago :D

Not to sure at the moment but it used to be 16 years u could get ur Ls and the hold it for 9 months pass ur test and get ur P Plate....but in saying that was over 10 years ago :D

Well in '96 I got my L's on my 16th birthday (July 8), and then they day I was 16yrs 6mnths (Jan 8th) I had my P's :O

Think its still the same age but the age thing. Check out the link Cara posted

just checked the link and turns out that i was right.

get your l's at 16

p1's at 16 6months

you hold you p1s for 1 year and your p2s for 2 years.

you guys are lucky

down in vic l's at 16

p1s at 18

p1s for a year and p2s for 2 years

anyway thanks for your help guys

hahaha when i got my license i think you only had to wait like 3 months i had 3 driving lessons and took to the roads with the test instructor and got 3 marks against me :D wohoo P's first time in a manual

and what used to be centerlink and job search they paid for my driving lessons :O

thats how it should be i think same as vic, give the kids more time to learn how to drive instead of handing them what can be consided a lethal weapon 6 months down the track after getting their L's

my 2c ne ways

Kind of agree with you Cara. I'll admit, at 16 I had already been driving on and off for a few years when I went bush with my dad, so I had some prior knowledge of how to handle a car.

BUT majority of ppl on still have no idea on how to control their hormones at 16 let alone a car ;)

i dont see why they got rid of the instructor thats a pretty nerve racking experience and if you can pass that test in a manual then i think your ready to drive

did anyone watch the last chance learners tv show was soo funny

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