• Unlicensed drivers include people who have never had a licence or whose licence is no longer current.
• Every year in Victoria, thousands of people are caught and charged for driving without a licence.
• In Victoria, 7.2% of drivers involved in fatal crashes are unlicenced.
• People who drive unlicensed are more likely to take additional risks on the road such as drink driving or speeding.

You should not drive if:

• you have never held a valid driver’s licence, or if you’re a learner driver without a supervising driver
• your licence has expired
• your licence has been cancelled or suspended as a result of an offence
• you are not complying with conditions on your licence, such as having an alcohol interlock fitted.

More information about obtaining a licence in Victoria visit the VicRoads website.

Victoria Police have implemented highly effective systems such as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to deter those contemplating driving whilst unlicensed.