What does HC Licence stand for?
Heavy Combination
An HC (Heavy Combination) is a truck or prime mover towing one trailer. You must hold an MR (Medium Rigid) or HR (Heavy Rigid) licence for at least 12 months to be eligible for this heavy vehicle licence class.
What is the difference between HR and HC Licence?
With a HR licence you can drive trucks and buses over 8 tonne GVM with three or more axles and a maximum towing weight of 9 tonnes. Stepping up from rigids, a Heavy Combination (HC) licence puts you in heavy articulated vehicles with a truck and trailer over 9 tonne or a semi-trailer with one trailer.
What is the highest truck Licence?
MC licence
At the highest level is an MC licence, which allows you to drive all types of vehicles except motorcycles. Click on the link for more detailed information about each licence class: MC – Multi Combination – B-doubles, prime mover, low loader dolly and low loader combinations, road trains.
How do I get a HC Licence in Qld?
In order to gain an HC class licence, you must have held both a Car (C class) licence for at least 3 years, and a Medium Rigid (MR class) or HR class licence for at least 1 year. This period must have occurred in the last 5 years.
What does R mean on NSW licence?
R – Rider. Motorcycle and scooter riders must have a Class R licence. See Rider licences for more information. LR – Light Rigid. Rigid vehicles with a GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes, but not more than 8 tonnes.
What does R mean on NSW Licence?
Is HR licence higher than MR?
A Heavy Rigid truck or bus is a vehicle with 3 or more axles with a GVM greater than 8 tonnes. Holders of a HR licence may also tow a trailer with a weight not exceeding nine (9) tonnes. When you compared the classifications of heavy vehicles, an MR is slightly heavier than an LR and a HR has more wheels than an MR.
What is the biggest truck you can drive on a car licence in Qld?
has a maximum weight of 4.5 tonne (t) gross vehicle mass (GVM) is built or fitted to carry no more than 12 adults, including the driver.
How much does a Mr licence cost Qld?
An MR Licence costs slightly different amounts depending on which state you are in. In Queensland if you’d like your licence in a day, then you can be qualified the same day for only $635- even if you’ve never driven a truck before. For your NSW MR Licence, $ 990.00 click here to view prices.
What kind of driving licence do you need for a HC truck?
An HC (Heavy Combination) is a truck or prime mover towing one trailer. You must hold an MR (Medium Rigid) or HR (Heavy Rigid) licence for at least 12 months to be eligible for this heavy vehicle licence class. What Can I Drive?
How long does it take to get a Brisbane HC truck licence?
To be eligible for your Brisbane HC truck licence, you must have held a Medium Rigid (MR) or Heavy Rigid (HR) Licence for at least 12 months. We often find that students benefit with a 90 minute lesson rather than 1 hour , this allows time to couple and uncouple the trailer, practice reversing and just general driving.
When do you get a heavy truck licence?
You are eligible for a HEAVY RIGID licence after holding a car licence for 2 years. a) A prime move to which is attached a single semi-trailer that has a GVM more than 9 tonnes plus any unladen converter dolly; b) A rigid motor vehicle to which is attached a trailer that has a GVM more than 9 tonnes plus any unladen converter dolly.
What kind of truck licence do you need in NSW?
To be eligible for your Sydney HC truck licence, you must have held a Medium Rigid (MR) or Heavy Rigid (HR) Licence for at least 12 months. Class HC licence vehicles in NSW include: Any towed trailer with a GVM more than nine tonnes. To apply for a Heavy Combination / HC truck licence ( semi-trailer licence) , you must:
