Questions / Licensing and G1
Answer first · reviewed August 2026
What can I drive with a G1 licence?
A G1 is a learner’s Class G licence. You may practise in an appropriate Class G vehicle only while following all G1 restrictions, including the qualified accompanying-driver requirement.
Make it practical
What to do
Before driving, confirm the vehicle is insured and legal, the accompanying driver qualifies and everyone understands who is supervising whom.
Easy to miss
The common trap
Treating a G1 like a limited G2. It is supervised practice, not independent driving permission.
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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