Heavy Combination Vehicle
More than 25 000kgs

How to get your Class 5 Truck Licence

To obtain a Class 5 learners licence you must have held a full current NZ Class 4 licence, for more than 6 months, if you are under 25 years old. If you are over 25, you only need to hold it for 3 months. 
The Class 5 learner licence. 
To get this you must pass the on­line road code test at a driver licencing agency e.g. AA. You will get 35 questions relating to general road code along with questions specific to Class 5 vehicles, most people presume they know the general road code but this is the one that catches people out, as there have been several changes over the last few years. 
NO WAIT TIME: Once you have got a Class 5 learner licence, you can book one of our NZTA approved Class 5 courses straight away. 
● Go to www.drivingtests.co.nz for free on­line Road Code Tests that can help you with your study. 
Or get the Android or Apple app for your phone.

● Go to www.roadcodepractice.co.nz to buy the official Practice Learner Licence Theory Tests. 
Book your learner licence test ​at a driver licencing agency e.g. AA You must take with you a medical certificate, unless you have had one in the last 5 years for driver licencing and your health hasn’t changed. The certificate must be less than 60 days old (we advise that you do not get this until just before you are ready to book in at the AA). Along with your proof of identification
Please see NZTA Factsheet 20 for the acceptable identification required.
Successfully passed your class 5 learner licence? Contact Candrive straight away to book your Class 5 full licence course; 
Call us 03 313 65 67 or Email training@candrive.co.nz
Our courses take 1 to 2 1/2 days depending on numbers/ previous training and include both the fatigue/logbook (unit standard 24089 if you didn’t achieve this when you got your full Class 2 or 4 licence) and class 5 theory and a practical assessment drive (unit standard 17577). 
What happens next? 
After successful completion of the theory and practical assessments Candrive will issue you with a NZTA certificate for your full Class 5 licence. Take it to your local driver licencing office and they will issue you with a temporary paper licence with your class 5 licence endorsed on it. You are now able to drive a Class 5 vehicle.