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You can take your learner licence test as young as your sixteenth birthday.<\/p>\n

Will I get my learner licence immediately after the test?<\/h2>\n

If you pass the test you will be given a temporary learner licence<\/strong> which is valid for 21 days while your photo\u00a0learner licence is made and sent to you.<\/p>\n

Is the test on paper?<\/h2>\n

The test is computerised, like the learner licence tests<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You can take your learner licence test as young as your sixteenth birthday. Will I get my learner licence immediately after the test? If you pass the test you will be given a temporary learner licence which is valid for…<\/span><\/p>\n

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