Booking a PDA

The DoT system does not support PDA bookings more than 6 months in advance.

Driving instructors are authorised by DoT to provide driving instruction services but are not DoT employees. 

You are the owner of any PDA bookings made under your name and remain responsible for personal information you share with driving instructors or private business.  

You should not pay any additional fees to secure a PDA booking through a driving instructor or private business.

As the holder of a learner’s permit, your consent is required to book, swap, or cancel a PDA booking.  

It is an offence for a person to assume another person’s identity.

Learner’s permits and driver’s licence cards are used as primary forms of identification.

DoT works closely with the WA Police Force and other agencies under our proof of identity (POI) arrangements to ensure the integrity of these forms of identification and to protect your identity.

DoT protects your identity by:

• Using security features on licences and photo cards; 
• Recording licences and other cards as reported lost, stolen or destroyed; 
• Referring suspicious customer identification cases to a specialised unit or WA Police Force; and 
• Validating key POI documents with the issuing authority.

More information about protecting your identity can be found on the Home Affairs website.