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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 1 August 2020

[LAT 14,645] Provisional licences18 

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(1) A class 1, 2 or 8 driver’s licence must be first issued as a provisional licence.
(2) Subject to subregulations (4) and (6), the holder of a provisional licence must, when driving a motor vehicle on a public street, cause to be displayed conspicuously at, and so as to be clearly visible from the front and rear, in the case of a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, a sign displaying the letter ‘P’ not less than 150mm in height x 90mm wide in red on a white background.
(3) The Authority may exempt the holder of an approved licence from the requirement of subregulation (2) if it is satisfied that that person has, before holding that licence, held a driver’s licence other than a learner’s permit and has been driving for a continuous period of one year or more.
(4) Subregulation (2) does not apply to a police officer driving a Government vehicle while on official duties.
(5) The holder of a provisional licence must not drive on a public street a motor vehicle with manual transmission if the person undertook the practical driving test in a vehicle equipped with automatic transmission unless the holder had previously held a licence authorising him or her to drive a motor vehicle with manual transmission.
(6) A driver’s licence other than a provisional licence may be issued—
  • (a)if the applicant has been the holder of a driver’s licence for 2 years immediately before the date of the application;
  • (b)if the applicant is the holder of a valid driver’s licence or other authority issued in another country; or
  • (c)if the applicant is the holder of another prescribed class of licence.