The Licence Link blog
Practical guidance for drivers, learners and the people supporting them. Clear explanations and useful ideas you can bring into your next drive or practice session.
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Before the
L plates go on.
Licence requirements & responsibilities
You’re ready to help. But does your licence qualify you to supervise? Understand the requirements, what to check and how to prepare for more useful practice.
Read the guideSame method.
Clearer practice.
Your role between driving lessons
“That’s not how my instructor told me to do it.” Find a clearer role in practice, reinforce the agreed method and finish with a useful plan for next time.
Read the guideLess tension.
A clearer plan.
When practice gets tense
You’re trying to help, but the conversation keeps getting in the way. Explore clearer instructions, useful feedback and a safe way to pause when either of you feels overwhelmed.
Read the guideKnow the test.
Prepare for the drive.
Five sections. Two exercises. Seven criteria.
Get a clearer picture of what happens in the PDA, what the assessor looks for and what to check before test day.
Read the guideMore space.
Less rush.
For P-platers and experienced drivers
When the ramp gets shorter and the gap keeps changing, a clearer plan matters. Understand merging, lane changes and exits so your next freeway drive feels less rushed.
Read the guideUseful checks.
Clearer decisions.
Mirrors, signals and time to decide
Understand what MILO and MIB mean, when to use them and why a useful observation matters more than simply remembering the letters.
Read the guideRoom to notice.
Time to respond.
Following gaps and traffic pressure
Learn how to check your gap, when to leave more space and how to respond calmly when another driver moves in or follows too closely.
Read the guideChoose your lane.
Read the gap.
Lanes, give way and exit signals
Sort out your lane before the entry, understand who to give way to and follow a clearer path through the exit without rushing.
Read the guideSet up calmly.
Park with a plan.
Forward bays, reverse bays and parallel parks
Build a clearer approach to the spaces you avoid, with useful observations, a suitable starting position and safe, controlled adjustments.
Read the guideFind the gap.
Focus the practice.
When the same mistake keeps happening
Is the learner still developing a skill, or struggling to apply a routine consistently? Choose a useful practice target without turning a mistake into a label.
Read the guideNotice earlier.
Decide more clearly.
Connect observation with a decision
Practise connecting what you see with what might happen next, using short, useful comments without taking attention away from driving.
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