going for your ps

Going for your Ps in Australia? Lovely—time to show the examiner you can do more than wrestle a shopping trolley.

Make sure your logbook is complete (if your state uses one), your hazard perception test is done, and the car is legal, roadworthy, and not screaming for new tyres.

Practise the boring-but-essential stuff: smooth observation, speed discipline in school zones, neat parallel parks, calm three‑point turns, and scanning like a meerkat at a hawk convention.

Turn up early with the right ID, set your mirrors properly, and drive like your insurance premium depends on it—because it rather does.

Rules vary by state, so double-check your local requirements before booking, then breathe, look ahead, and keep it silky.