Questions / Licensing and G1
Answer first · reviewed August 2026
Can a G1 driver drive at night?
A G1 driver must not drive between midnight and 5 a.m. Other G1 conditions still apply at all permitted times.
Make it practical
What to do
Practise legal night driving before midnight once your basic control is solid, including glare management, headlight use and seeing pedestrians in dark clothing.
Easy to miss
The common trap
Using the midnight limit as a reason to avoid all night practice until after the road test.
Turn knowledge into a habit
How to practise it
Put the official requirement into a simple timeline, including eligibility, waiting periods and your expiry date. Administrative surprises are rarely educational.
When a rule, road sign or examiner instruction conflicts with an internet tip, use the official rule and the safe decision. The internet has many talents; wearing a reflective examiner vest is not one of them.
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