What happens to light-rigid licence class (or higher) on regression?
• If a novice driver in the provisional stages holds an authority for a higher licence class and that person is regressed in relation to a car, the person will not automatically regress in relation to the higher licence class, however the Registrar of Motor Vehicles may consider the fact of regression as an indication that the person is no longer a suitable person to continue to hold the higher licence class, and may remove that authority. • The authority will be removed if the person regresses from the P1 stage to the learner stage. The relevant authority may be re-issued upon the person re-obtaining a P1 licence. • The authority will also be removed if the person is regressed in relation to a car and the person holds the higher licence class authority as a result of being exempted from the usual age and experience eligibility requirements. • If a person is regressed only in relation to a motorcycle, his or her suitability to hold an authority in relation to the higher licence class w
