WA most efficient State in Australia for driving lessons, tests and costs

There’s a lot of conjecture about WA’s driving laws, especially in relation to P-platers and the growing horror road death toll.

But an analysis has found one thing in WA’s favour when it comes to driving lessons, tests and costs — it is the most efficient in Australia.

Novated Lease Australia found that WA was the most most efficient State for learning to drive and passing your test, with a pass rate efficiency score of 68.40 per cent — the closest to the ideal score of 100 per cent.

Despite having the second lowest first-time pass rate of 68.4 per cent, WA’s requirement of only 50 minimum driving hours before taking a test made it the most efficient overall.

It comes as new restrictions will be placed on P-platers in the State from December 1.

One of the rules will limit red P-platers to one passenger in their car for the first six months of their licence, unless they are immediate family.

Anyone who breaks P-plate passenger restrictions will be hit with a $200 fine and two demerit points.

Drivers who remain demerit-free over three years will get a discount of up to $100 on their next driver’s licence renewal.

Red P-plate drivers will still have a driving curfew of between midnight and 5am.

South Australia ranked as the second most efficient State, with a pass rate efficiency score of 54.20 per cent.

Despite SA having the second-highest individual first-time pass rate (81.3%), the 75 minimum driving hours left it ranking second for efficiency.

Tasmania was third with a pass rate efficiency score of 53.50 per cent.

Although Tasmania has the highest first-time pass rate (85.6%), its 80 minimum driving hours make it less efficient than WA and SA.

Queensland ranked fourth with a pass rate efficiency score of 36.15 per cent, followed by Victoria with 32.04 per cent.

New South Wales, which like Victoria requires 120 hours of driving time before taking the driving test, came in last with 27.5 per cent.