Code 1: This is for a motor cycle with or without a sidecar, motor tricycle or quadrucycle. You must be 16 years or older on the date of the test in order to apply if the motorcycle’s engine does not exceed 125 cc and 17 years or older if it exceeds 125 cc. Code 2: This is for a motor vehicle, including a minibus, bus or goods vehicle, with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 3 500kg. You must be 17 years or older on the date of the test in order to apply. Code 3: This is for a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 3 500kg. You must be 18 years or older on the date of the test in order to apply. You need to have a valid ID document. You need to pass an Eye Test.

A learner's licence is valid for 24 months.

The test is an hour long, which gives you one minute to answer each question.

The examiner can tell you how you did in each section, but once you have completed the test you will not be able to view your paper or see which questions you got wrong. This is standard practice.

Yes. Be sure to maintain any minimum speed requirements, as well as all other freeway rules and the requirement to have a person with you who holds a valid driving licence for that class of vehicle. (This requirement does not apply to a motorcycle.)

Yes. The temporary version of any regulatory sign - such as a speed limit sign - must be obeyed. Failure to do so is an offence for which the driver can be fined. Yellow temporary signs take precedence over any permanent version that may be situated close by. Usually the permanent version would be covered up to avoid any confusion, though this may not always be the case.

You may only drive on the left of the yellow line if: it is a two-way road (vehicles travelling in opposite directions, with only one lane on each side of the dividing line), AND it is while being overtaken, AND it is between sunrise and sunset, AND you can do so safely, AND visibility is good for 150 metres ahead.