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Issuance of driver’s license is a delegated responsibility that MVIL takes up on behalf of some provincial governments. Listed below are guidelines for all issue of driver’s license and learner’s permit transactions.

To drive cars and trucks in Papua New Guinea you must have a license to show that you can drive a particular vehicle properly.

Before you can learn to drive you must have a Learner’s Permit. To obtain a Learner’s Permit to drive a car, a utility or a motor cycle you must be at least 18 years old. To obtain a learner’s permit for any other class of vehicle you must be 21 years old and have already had a driving license for one year.

Guidelines for all issue of driver’s license and learner’s permit transactions.

  • Sections
  • 1. Rates/ Charges as per Road Traffic Act 2014
  • 2. Learner's Permit
  • 3. Provisional Driver's License
  • 4. Provisional Driver's License - Further licensing following cancellation
  • 5. Full Driver's License
  • 6. Upgrading To Driver's License
  • 7. Conversion of Foreign Driver's License
  • 8. Renewal of NCD Driver's License
  • 9. Substitute for Lost Driver's License
  • 10. Non NCD Driver's License
  • 11. Crew Permit for Public Motor Vehicle (PMV)
  • 12. PMV Driver's License (Endorsement)
  • 13. Taxi Cab Driver's License (Endorsement)
  • 14. Private Hire Car Driver's License (Endorsement)
  • 15. Goods Transport Vehicle Driver's License (Endorsement)
  • 16. Download Forms

     
      Rates/ Charges as per Road Traffic Act 2014

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A person who drives a motor vehicle on public road is required by law to have a driver’s license for that class of motor vehicle. It is a traffic offence to drive any form of motor vehicle without a license.

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