Licences

If you’re looking for a truck or bus licence, check out the heavy vehicle licences list below.

Find the licence category you need and click on the link for full details of Yugo’s renowned training and courses.

Light Rigid Licence

A light rigid vehicle is any bus or truck greater than 4.5 tonnes GVM but equal to or less than 8 tonnes GVM, or seating 13 or more adults (including the driver). To be eligible for a light rigid (LR) licence you must have held a car licence for at least one year.
With a LR licence you can drive:

  • Any motor vehicle in class c (normal driving licence).
  • Any motor vehicle with a GVM of 4.5 – 8 tonnes (e.g. vans, trucks, special purpose vehicles, tippers, and buses with a capacity for carrying 13+ seated passengers)
  • Any truck/bus with a GVM of up to 8 tonnes.
  • Any motor vehicle between 4.5 – 8 tonnes towing a single trailer.
  • Any motor vehicle included in 2 or 3 towing a single trailer (subject to the Road Traffic Act 1961’s combination mass limits).

Associated Training Courses:

Light Rigid Training Course

Medium Rigid Licence

A medium rigid vehicle is any 2-axle bus or truck greater than 8 tonnes GVM. To be eligible for a medium rigid (MR) licence you must have held a car licence for at least one year.

With a MR licence you can drive:

  • Any motor vehicle in class c (normal driving licence) or light rigid classification.
  • Any motor vehicle with two axles and a GVM of more than 8 tonnes (for example, buses, two-axle trucks, and tippers).
  • Any motor vehicle with two axles and a GVM of more than 8 tonnes towing a single trailer (other than a semi-trailer) with a GVM not greater than 9 tonnes (subject to the Road Traffic Act 1961’s combination mass limits).
  • Any special purpose vehicle with a GVM not more than 15 tonnes.
  • YOU CAN TOW: Any trailer with a GVM not more than 9000 kg and within the towing vehicle’s GCM. Any farm implement.

Associated Training Courses:

Medium Rigid Training Course

Heavy Rigid Licence

A heavy rigid vehicle is any bus or truck with 3 or more axles greater than 8 tonnes GVM. To qualify for a heavy rigid (HR) licence you must have held a car licence for at least two years.

With a HR licence you can drive:

  • Any motor vehicle that you are authorised to drive with a normal, light rigid or medium rigid driving licence.
  • Any motor vehicle with three or more axles and a GVM more than 8 tonnes (for example, trucks, tippers and buses (including articulated buses but not including any other articulated motor vehicle).
  • Any motor vehicle included with three or more axles and a GVM more than 8 tonnes towing a single trailer (other than a semi-trailer) with a GVM not greater than 9 tonnes (subject to the combination mass limits fixed under the Road Traffic Act 1961.
  • YOU CAN TOW: Any trailer with a GVM not exceeding 9000 kg and within the GCM of the towing vehicle. Any farm implement.

Associated Training Courses:

Heavy Rigid Training Course

Heavy Combination Licence

A heavy combination vehicle is a prime mover with a single semi-trailer exceeding 9 tonne, or a rigid vehicle plus trailer greater than 9 tonnes GVM. To qualify for a heavy combination (HC) licence you must have held a medium rigid or heavy rigid classification licence for at least one year.

With a HC licence you can drive:

  • Any motor vehicle that you are authorised to drive with a heavy rigid, medium rigid or C (normal) driving licence.
  • Any prime mover with an attached single semi-trailer (regardless of whether any unladen converter dolly or low loader dolly is attached or not).
  • Any rigid motor vehicle with an attached single trailer with a GVM greater than 9 tonnes (regardless of whether any unladen converter dolly or low loader dolly is attached or not). Any combination of truck or trailer—greater than 9 tonnes GVM.

Associated Training Courses:

Heavy Combination Training Course

Multi Combination Licence

A multi combination vehicle is a heavy combination vehicle with one or more additional trailers. To qualify for a multi combination (MC) licence you must have held a heavy rigid or a heavy combination driving licence for at least one year, including a current heavy combination Licence.

With a MC licence you can drive:

  • Three-axle prime-mover towing a minimum of 2 bogey trailers, with a combined length of at least 22 metres.