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A Light Rigid (LR) licence is required for any rigid vehicle greater than 4.5 tonnes but no greater than 8 tonnes GVM or which seats more than 12 people (including the driver)
A Light Rigid (LR) licence is generally required for the following driving roles:
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Armstrongs offer a range of weekday and weekend courses. Depending on the amount of behind-the-wheel training you want, students can choose from the following course options.
Course Type | Length | Fee | |
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Light Rigid Synchromesh (Express) | 1 day | $1050.00 |
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As at 1 July 2019, the VicRoads Assessment Fee of $30.80 will be payable to Armstrongs on behalf of VicRoads upon the successful completion of all heavy vehicle assessments. Upon payment of the VicRoads Assessment Fee, Armstrongs will issue a paper VicRoads Certificate of Competency (CoC) receipt which must be taken to VicRoads and is to be used as evidence of the successful completion of all heavy vehicle assessment criteria. Upon payment of the VicRoads Licence Variation Fee of $31.50 VicRoads will issue a paper licence which is to be used as evidence of holding a valid Victorian Heavy Vehicle Licence. VicRoads will mail out a plastic consolidated heavy vehicle/car/rider licence which may take up to 10 business days.
* All heavy vehicle training conducted on a Saturday will attract an additional $120.00. Where a student's course takes place over successive Saturdays, or a series of Saturdays, students will be charged $$120.00 for every Saturday that the student's course is delivered. Weekend course fees will also be charged if all, or any part thereof, of the course takes place on a Victorian Public Holiday.
Armstrongs' light rigid course has been custom designed to develop vital driving skills and knowledge necessary to successfully gain your light rigid licence.
The course consists of the following components:
Course fees cover both the optional Pre-drive theory session and driver training. Terms and conditions apply.
*Students have the choice of completing the Pre-Drive Licence Component either (i) as part of their course or (ii) in addition to their course. Students with language, literacy, or numeracy concerns are advised to attend a Pre-Drive session in addition to their driving course. Pre-Drive sessions are delivered face-to-face by a qualified heavy vehicle trainer and are 4 hours in length during which students will guided through the relevant information in preparation for their theory test and undergo off-road training and assessment. For those students who wish to complete their Pre-Drive Licence Component within their course, the amount of behind-the-wheel training that a student ordinarily receives will be reduced by that amount of time that an individual student requires to successfully complete the Pre-Drive Licence Component.
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:
You will need to purchase or download a copy of the Victorian Bus & Truck Handbook.
eLearning is available to all students to support their learning, access to this is available through the Resources page of our website.
All courses come with:
Depending on the course type you choose, you’ll also get:
*Where a student requires a third retest or more, the third retest and any subsequent retest will be charged at $250.00 per retest.
+Armstrongs additional re-testing policy does not include additional training required before an additional/included re-test is undertaken. Additional training costs apply.
By booking a heavy vehicle license training course you are acknowledging acceptance of Armstrongs heavy vehicle terms and conditions of sale.