HEAVY RIGID

7 Day Availability

Busy Schedule? We can accommodate

High Pass Rates

Our proven training methodology has been in used and adapted over 20 years. 

Honest Prices

We believe in being fair and honest to our customers. Our course prices might look expensive at first, but unlike our competitors, we have no hidden fees. 

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​02 9721 3588

What our customers are saying:

Very happy with the training and service from wise driving school. Instructors very punctual to detail and committed to their work. Completed HR a few years ago and now just completed HC with them, great experience both times.
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The Wise Driving School Difference

 
Wise DS
Other Schools
Availability
7 Days a week
7 Days a week
Final Driving Test included (FCA)
Yes
Yes
Amount of training
7 hours​+
5 hours or less
Licence Permissions
Automatic & manual (standard)
Automatic & manual (standard)
Re-Test Fees
Reduced rate: 250
$350+
Rescheduling Fees
FREE
$100-200​
Extra Training
120/hr (rarely needed)
$130 per hour
Fully Insured​
Yes
Hope So
Facilities​
Site with
Free tea & coffee,
​seating, and toilets
Depends? (Public toilets)
Customer Parking
Private, on-site customer parking
Depends? (Street parking)
Public Transport
7 minute walk from train station
Depends?

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Course Information

The NSW Heavy Rigid licence allows you to drive any vehicle with up to 3 axles. 

All our courses are designed to prepare candidates with the skills and knowledge to operate heavy vehicles with confidence. 

HVCBA
The Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment program is run between NSW Roads & Maritime Services and Registered Training Organisations. Wise Driving School is an RTO.
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To check if your driving school is an accredited RTO, you can check here.
https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/heavy-vehicles/licence/registered-training-organisations.html

​The program consists of criteria skills that are outlined HVCBA Guidebook.
You should receive a hard copy after your DKT.

In order to complete the course and obtain the licence, candidates need to sucessfully pass the Final Competency Assessment (FCA). The marking criteria can be found in the guide book.

Common Questions Answered

Question 0
Answer to question 0
What is the Road-ranger? Should I apply for it?
There are two different types of licence types, these are: “Automatic/Synchromesh” such as an Eaton Gearbox, which is found to be more often fitted to European Trucks. The synchromesh drives similarly to a car's manual gearbox.
If you do your test in automatic, your licence will still cover syncromesh manual.
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“Manual/Constant Mesh” gearboxes such as the “Roadranger” require the gear changing technique known as “Double declutching”. This is questionably more challenging to participants who only drive manual car gearboxes and have no prior experience with this style of gearbox in trucks. The use of the Roadranger is declining as more new European based trucks enter the marke​t.
If you would like to remove the automatic/synchromesh condition from your licence, we can do so. Make an enquiry: 02 97213588

If you drive manual cars, the recommended amount of time to just pass the test would be 8+ hours.
If you drive only automatic cars, the recommended amount of time to pass the test would be 16+ hours.
DO NOT try to do this in less than 4 hours without practice on the real thing. You are only lying to yourself.
What are RTOs (Registered Training Organisations)?
In order to get around this requirement, non-RTO driving schools "partner" with RMS approved RTOs in order to participate in HVCBA and provide heavy vehicle licencing services. A full list of RMS approved RTOs can be found on their website.
Where is the training conducted?
Training is located at our premesis at 2 Whitaker Street, Yennora. On some occasions we can come to your workplace. Ask us how.
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When do the courses run?
​Our 1 day training courses generally run from 7am to 4pm and are available every day of the week.