Multi Combination (MC) licence

Before you begin

Find out if you're eligible for a multi combination (MC) licence.

Steps to get your licence

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Book and pass the Practical Driving Assessment (PDA)

A Multi Combination (MC) class heavy vehicle licence allows you to drive any heavy combination unit towing 2 or more trailers, each having a gross vehicle mass greater than 9,000 kg.

You can also drive a:

Heavy Combination (HC) vehicle with attached trailer that has a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) greater than 9,000 kg
Heavy Rigid (HR) vehicle
Medium Rigid (MR) vehicle
Light Rigid (LR) vehicle
Car
Moped.

To get a MC class licence you must complete and pass a practical driving assessment conducted by an approved registered training organisation.

Examples of Multi Combination vehicles

Experience requirements

To apply to upgrade to a MC class licence, you must have held a:

Car (C class) licence for at least 3 years, and
Heavy Rigid or Heavy Combination licence for at least 1 year.

Interstate licence holders

You can transfer a current interstate driver’s licence for any vehicle class to a WA driver’s licence without having to complete a practical driving assessment.

National Driver Work Diary

Once you pass your practical driving assessment and get your HR licence, you must carry and complete a National Driver Work Diary if you drive:

a vehicle or vehicle combination weighing more than 12 tonnes or a bus fitted to carry more than 12 adults including the driver; and
outside of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

You must record your work and rest details of all trips more than 100 kilometres from your driver base.

Find out more about the National Driver Work Diary.

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National Driver Work Diary