There are 2 exemptions for driving an ultra high powered vehicle (UHPV) without holding a U class licence:
A full C Class licence holder who is employed at a motor vehicle related workplace and is required to drive an UHPV in the course of their employment.
‘Employed’ includes those who are self-employed or carry out work under a contract for services.
A ‘motor vehicle related workplace’ means a place at which the primary business relates to the repair, sale, trade, inspection or transport of motor vehicles, or the renting or leasing out of a motor vehicle.
- A full C Class licence holder who is test driving an UHPV from a motor vehicle dealer. For the exemption to apply:
- An employee from the car dealership must hold a U class licence and be seated in the front passenger seat throughout the entire test drive, and
- The vehicle must not exceed a maximum speed of 100km/h but must comply with the posted speed limit.
The dealership employee needs to take all reasonable steps to supervise and instruct the prospective purchaser in the safe and efficient driving of the vehicle.
Read the Driver exemption form (208.2 KB PDF) to help you determine if you meet the exemption criteria and keep the completed form with you to provide to police if asked.
If you meet the exemption criteria you do not need to apply for an exemption but it is your responsibility to satisfy police that you can meet the exemption criteria each time you get behind the wheel.
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Vehicle Standards reference: MR1548.
