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Offline Arunda

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MR Licence
« on: February 11, 2011, 03:18:19 PM »

Guys any idea of the costs of getting a MR licence and what is involved

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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2011, 03:31:52 PM »
Forget MR go HR or HC  more scope for work, not sure what the costs actually are now days, but in most cases in now done on a compatencey base assesment.
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2011, 03:37:09 PM »
James,

My eldest son just got his and went to go to a truck driving school for lessons who also administered the test. The lessons were also a part of the evaluation process. I will check with him and let you know if it is any different. He went straight for a HR, more useful.

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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2011, 04:04:09 PM »
i got mine recently and it cost me $800 for a one day course.
all depends on if your confident that you can drive them.
i spent 8 hours with instructor,the last 1 1\2 hrs was the test part of the day.i had to drive for that period with no mistakes at all.
other assessments were done during the day such as parking,reversing and pre start checks.
always nerve wracking when you have someone sitting beside you but not that hard.
only other costs were for rta book and then paying for licence upgrade.
i went for MR as it was only one day, HR and HC were done over 2 days and the job i had only required MR.
if you have more time then probably worth going for the higher one.
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2011, 04:21:51 PM »
get a job with state transit they pay for the lot and pay you as well  , then leave like everyone else dose
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2011, 06:15:05 PM »
Quote from: gqcamper on February 11, 2011, 04:04:09 PM
i got mine recently and it cost me $800 for a one day course.
all depends on if your confident that you can drive them.
i spent 8 hours with instructor,the last 1 1\2 hrs was the test part of the day.i had to drive for that period with no mistakes at all.
other assessments were done during the day such as parking,reversing and pre start checks.
always nerve wracking when you have someone sitting beside you but not that hard.
only other costs were for rta book and then paying for licence upgrade.
i went for MR as it was only one day, HR and HC were done over 2 days and the job i had only required MR.
if you have more time then probably worth going for the higher one.


same here gqc
i got my hc last year i used 1 of our truck nd dogs and got a training group who came up on a sunday  drove for 8 hours then 1 hour assesment
the training group is http://www.suttonstraining.com.au/index.shtml
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2011, 07:00:51 PM »
Quote from: Bushman on February 11, 2011, 03:31:52 PM
Forget MR go HR or HC  more scope for work.
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2011, 08:04:26 PM »
Got mine thanks to state government  :-* Paid to do it as well  ;D
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2011, 08:17:58 PM »
Hey James, check it out first, but from memory when I got mine it was possible to go straight from C to HR, but not straight to HC. Like others have suggested, may be an idea to go straight to the higher class than MR. Done mine as a day coarse as well, compantancy based, was assessed as the day went on then done a final drive at the end.
   Think mine was about $500-600 but that was 10 years ago, so realy doesn't help now.

Best of luck.

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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2011, 10:11:56 PM »
Go for the HR, then you wont have to upgrade later, unless your planning on going for HC later, then you'll have to redo it anyway.
Got my HR licence about 10 yrs ago too, about as soon as could after coming off my P's, although mine costed a bit more since I had to hire their truck to as well, all up I think it was about $1000-1200 for a few lessons around their track, out and about, and the test. It was good because the one I did took you through securing your loads properly as well.
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2011, 09:49:58 AM »
Going to make some calls to places around the Sutho area tomorrow, looks like $800 for the MR is standard.

Thanks :cheers:
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2011, 02:30:42 PM »
God, no wonder there are some deadbeat no hoper drivers out there >:D >:D

Took me 4yrs to get my HC licence, I had to hold my MR (single axle ridgid) then HR (twin axle Ridgid), then single axle trailer artic for 12mths each before I could go for my HC multi axle licence.

There's an old saying, an old instructor told me;

There's drovers and then there's drivers

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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2011, 08:55:17 PM »
G'day folks
One of my co workers got his MR a year or two back , he missed gears,bounced over the inside of a round a bout and clipped the gutter, in a truck with a full syncro box power steering, short wheel base single drive tipper, young lady assessor was very forgiving, my suggestion go for your test in Lismore and hope you get the same assessor, ( I will not let him drive while I am in a vehicle with him) otherwise a nice enough bloke.
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2011, 09:34:18 PM »
What do you need MR for? Here in SA I went straight from car to HC and then straight to the mines. Cost me about $1200 all up.
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2011, 01:42:23 PM »
If you have the time to spare, join your local Rural Fire Brigade.
Not only are you exempt from all cost - except the cost of the license itself when you pass - but you also get to use their vehicle, & your community gets another body to help them when in trouble  ;D
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Re: MR Licence
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2011, 07:01:37 PM »
i got mine recently in SA did 3 lessons of 2 hrs, not difficult $75/ph
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