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The government is proposing changes to make getting a driver licence easier, including scrapping the full license test. But with more than a third of drivers failing that test, experts have concerns.
Almost 40 percent of New Zealanders are failing their full licence test the first time around, leaving experts wondering why the government wants to get rid of it.
An announcement on the plan is expected soon, with final changes coming into effect mid next year.
Among the changes, which Transport Minister Chris Bishop initially announced in April, are losing the full licence test, reducing the number of vision tests, introducing a clean driving record mandate and a zero-alcohol limit for all learner and restricted drivers.
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