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Practice Restricted Test

Prepare for the restricted licence test with New Zealand's leading driving school. A qualified AA Driving Instructor will run you through the Practice Restricted Test to evaluate your ability and provide feedback as you prepare for the real restricted licence test.

Pricing: AA Members $70 / Standard price $85

Booking information

When you are ready to book, what’s next? Create a profile in the name of the person taking the lesson. To receive the AA Membership discounts the person taking the lesson must have a valid AA Membership of their own (not a parent / family member).

AA Members

Use your MyAA login username and password when logging in to make a booking.

Non Members

You can become an AA Member, then connect your Membership number on the sign up process to book lessons at the discounted price. Non Members can also create an account and book lessons without an AA Membership.

About the Practice Restricted Test

This one hour session with a qualified AA Driving Instructor is comprised of four parts:

Briefing (5 min)

  • Overview of what the practice drive covers and how it prepares you for the real test

Test stage one (10 min)

  • Speed zones up to 60km/h with 7 assessable tasks

Test stage two (35 min)

  •  More challenging driving tasks with 18 assessable tasks

Debrief (10 min)

  •  Student centred feedback
    • How the practice test went, areas to work on, and recommendations of future lessons if required as you prepare for your restricted licence test

How to book a driving lesson with us

A woman driving instructor talks to a learner driver while standing beside a parked car

Save up to $125* on driving lessons – become an AA Member today!

If you’re 19 and under, an AA Youth Membership only costs $50 per annum and you’ll receive $50 off your AA Driver’s Seat Starter Session!

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*Terms & Conditions apply. $125 discount applies to 5 lesson package only. $15 discount applies to individual lessons up to a maximum of 10 lessons. AA Members save $50 on AA Driver’s Seat Starter Sessions. Discounts are not transferrable. It is a NZTA Waka Kotahi guideline that Practice Tests are not conducted on the actual test route.

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