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Driving is complex. Gaining the necessary skills and experience takes time.
B.C.'s Graduated Licensing Program (GLP) lets you get on-road experience, while putting special restrictions on your licence that help reduce your risk of crashing. As you gain skills and experience, the restrictions are removed.
| If you | and you successfully | you will receive |
| Take your first lesson of the approved GLP course | Complete the course in the Learner stage and have no violation tickets or at-fault crashes during the first 18 months of the Novice stage Violation Free means - No driving convictions, prohibitions from driving or licence suspensions At-Fault Crash Free means - No crash in which you are found to be 50% or more at-fault by icbc |
 6-month reduction in the GLP Novice stage
You can take the Class 5 road test after 18 months of Novice stage experience instead of 24 months |
We know new drivers need both safe driving attitudes and skills to stay out of crashes. Road safety and BC research show driver training to be effective in new driver skill development. As such, the six-month Novice stage reduction is an incentive for completing comprehensive training and demonstrating safe driving attitudes and behaviours by staying crash free and following the rules of the road.
Find a GLP-approved driver training school
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