Learner logbook

If you're a learner driver under 25 years old, you need to record at least 100 hours of supervised driving on Australian roads before you can take your practical driving test. At least 10 of these driving hours must be night hours between sunset and sunrise. You must record the details of each trip you take in a learner logbook.

Once you've completed your driving hours, you must submit your logbook to us for review—you won't be allowed to take your driving test until it's been approved.

If you're 25 or over you don't have to complete a logbook, but we recommend that you do. This will help you to make sure you have enough driving experience before you take your test.

On this page

• Accepted learner logbook formats
  • Learner logbook app
  • Paper logbook
  • Changing your logbook format
• Logbook requirements
• Logbook exemptions
• Driving experience outside of Queensland
  • Eligible countries
  • How to apply
• Leaving Queensland
• Submitting your logbook

Accepted learner logbook formats

You can use an app, a paper logbook or a combination of these to record your trips. If you are using more than 1 logbook, you only have to record each trip once .

Learner logbook app

You can use our Queensland Learner Logbook app to record your trips. Please note: if you're a supervisor, you don't need to download the app.

The only approved third-party app that is currently available for download is the YLOODrive app.

Paper logbook

You can visit a transport and motoring service centre to get a paper logbook if you need one. View a sample paper logbook page.

Changing your logbook format

If you start using a paper logbook and want to change to the logbook app, you can:

• use the Change hours feature in the app and subtract the hours you've recorded in your logbook from 100 to get your new requirement
  OR
• manually enter the trips from your paper logbook into the app and submit the app when you've met your requirement.

When you reach that total, you'll need to submit your logbook through the app and submit your paper logbook at Australia Post. We will start reviewing your trips once we've received both.

If you want to change from using the Queensland learner logbook app to a paper logbook, you can use the Change hours feature in the app's Profile screen to change the requirement to the number of hours you've logged in the app. After you've submitted your hours through the logbook app, you can use a paper logbook to finish your logbook requirement. Once you've reached your 100 hour total you can post your paper logbook to us. We will start reviewing your trips once we've received both your app submission and paper logbook.

Logbook requirements

Each trip you record in your logbook must include the following details:

• date
• start and finish times, and the total number of minutes spent driving
• whether the trip happened during the day or at night
• start and finish locations
• the vehicle’s number plate
• start and finish odometer readings
• your supervisor’s name and contact details
• whether your supervisor was an accredited driver trainer.

If you take a trip at night with a driver trainer, it can either be counted as triple time or night hours, not both. For example, if you take a trip with a driver trainer between 7 and 8pm, you can either choose for the trip to be counted as 3 hours of daytime driving or 1 hour of night driving.

Each trip you record must be signed or approved by your supervisor. Once you've met your requirements, you need to submit your logbook to be checked.

You and your supervisor are responsible for the accuracy of your logbook. If you make a false or misleading logbook entry you may be fined and not be allowed to take your practical test until 6 weeks after your resubmitted logbook is approved.

Logbook exemptions

In some limited circumstances, you can apply for an exemption from the learner logbook requirements.

If you are granted an exemption, you will need to hold your learner licence for at least 2 years before you can take your driving test.

Find out more about applying for a learner logbook exemption. You can apply for an exemption online if you meet the requirements.

Driving experience outside of Queensland

If you have taken supervised trips in another state or an eligible country while you held a Class C learner licence, you can apply to have some or all of the trips count towards your Queensland logbook requirements.

You can apply for up to 100 hours of trips taken in other Australian states or territories or New Zealand to be counted.

You can apply for up to 50 hours of trips taken in other eligible countries to be counted.

Do not record trips taken outside of Australia in your logbook.

Eligible countries

Trips taken in the following countries (not including their external territories) may be eligible to be counted towards your Queensland logbook requirements:

How to apply

Fill in the Prior Driving Experience Application (F4450) with proof that shows the details of your trips, such as:

• an approved interstate or overseas learner logbook that contains the information required in the Queensland learner logbook
• driver trainer receipts
• documentation that contains the following details for each trip:
  • date
  • start and finish times
  • total number of minutes spent driving
  • start and finish locations
  • vehicle number plate
  • supervisor's name and contact details.

If your application is approved, you don't need to record the trips again. Use a Queensland learner logbook to record the rest of your trips taken in Australia.

Leaving Queensland

If you move to another state or country, you may be able use data from your logbook app or your paper logbook entries to meet their requirements. Check with the licence-issuing agency for details.

Submitting your logbook

Once you've reached your target hours, you must submit your learner logbook to us for review and approval.

If you're using the Queensland Learner Logbook app you must submit your logbook through the app. If we've asked you to resubmit your logbook, you may need to change your hours to add extra trips.

If you're using a paper logbook you must submit your logbook at an Australia Post location—they'll send it to us for review.

If you are submitting both through the app and a paper logbook, we won't start reviewing until we have received both.

After we review your logbook we will contact you to let you know whether it has been approved.

Not required to submit a logbook?