Hazard perception test
After passing your driving assessment and completing your log book requirements, you will have to pass a Hazard Perception Test (HPT) before being granted your licence.
How do you take the HPT?
Once you have passed your driving assessment and completed your log book requirements, you can take the HPT. You should attend a Licensing centre or agent with your completed log book.
Once it has been checked and you have paid the appropriate fees, you will be directed to a computer at which you will take the test. The fees payable for the HPT are displayed below:
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Hazard perception test (HPT)
Every subsequent HPT resit |
SSI - HPT
$19.60
SSI - Subsequent HPT resits
$19.60
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Why do you have to sit the HPT?
The HPT measures your ability to observe the whole road scene to identify and assess possible traffic hazards and to make timely responses to avoid or deal with those hazards.Therefore, your HPT result tells us whether you have developed the hazard perception skills you will need to drive safely on your own.
What is the HPT?
The HPT is a computer-based test that displays a series of moving traffic scenes. Although it is computer-based, you don’t need to have computer skills to be able to do the test. Staff are on hand to explain what you need to do and simple on-screen instructions will guide you.
How does the HPT Work?
During the test you will see videos of traffic scenes from a driver’s perspective. You will be told what your vehicle is doing in each scene (for example, ‘going straight ahead’ or ‘waiting to turn’). The screen will show you the speed of your vehicle and the indicator will flash if you are about to turn. The test consists of 28 video scenes and for each scene, you will be given one of the following driving tasks:
- slow down;
- overtake;
- make your turn; or
- move off.
You have to watch each video scene and decide if, and when, it is safe to perform the required driving task.To complete the required task, you simply have to click the mouse button. If it is not safe to complete the task then you do not click the mouse button.
Your recorded response time for each video scene will be compared to the required response time for that video scene. At the end of the test you will be told whether or not you have met the required level of hazard perception. If you are successful, you can get your provisional licence. If you are unsuccessful, you will have to sit the test again.
You can test your skills and learn more about what you'll need to know by attempting the interactive HPT simulator.
