Assessed on what you can already do
The first drive establishes your actual level. Nobody sits through lessons on how to use a steering wheel.
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Overseas licence conversion in Adelaide
You can already drive. This is about how South Australia expects it done.
If you have been driving for years overseas, being treated like a total beginner is both insulting and a waste of your money. The conversion process is not about teaching you to drive. It is about the gap between how you learned and how South Australia assesses.
That gap is usually smaller than people fear and more specific than they expect. Roundabout signalling, give-way rules at unmarked intersections, the head check requirement, speed tolerance, and the way examiners score road positioning. Sort those and the rest follows.
Why this pathway
What you get
SA-specific road law
Give-way rules, roundabout signalling, school zones, and the local conventions that are not written anywhere but get marked anyway.
CBT&A pathway, no final exam
Most overseas drivers take the logbook route. Tasks get signed off as you demonstrate them, which suits experienced drivers well.
Patient with language and nerves
Instructions are explained in plain terms and repeated as often as needed. Several of the reviews on this site come from drivers who converted with Gopi.
How it runs
From first lesson to licence
Where you actually stand
One drive to assess your existing skill and identify the SA-specific gaps.
Road law and local conventions
The rules that differ from where you learned, taught in context rather than from a book.
Task sign-offs
Working through the CBT&A competencies at a pace that respects your experience.
Full SA licence
Paperwork completed and you are driving on your own licence.
Pricing
CBT&A logbook training
Competency Based Training and Assessment. Tasks signed off as you go.
90 minutes
90 minute lesson
from $180
The standard lesson length. Long enough to cover real ground without losing concentration.
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120 minutes
120 minute lesson
from $230
Better value per minute, and useful when you are working through several tasks in one go.
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Popular
10 x 90 minutes
10 lesson package
from $1700
Works out cheaper than booking singles and gives you a clear run at the full task list.
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Includes pre-drive
The final drive
from $450
Consolidation drive and completion of your paperwork.
Book thisAll prices are indicative starting points in Australian dollars and are current as at September 2026. Final pricing depends on your location, lesson length and how many sessions you need. Send a message for a firm quote before you book.
Questions
About Overseas licence conversion
Which countries can convert without a test?
It depends on your country of issue and your licence class. Some are recognised for direct conversion, others require assessment. Service SA publishes the current list, and Gopi can talk you through where you sit before you book anything.
How long do I have to convert after arriving?
There are timeframes attached to overseas licences in South Australia and they vary with your visa status. Check mylicence.sa.gov.au for your situation, because getting this wrong can leave you driving unlicensed without realising.
Do I need to do the full 30 CBT&A tasks?
You work through the competencies, but an experienced driver typically moves through them considerably faster than a first-time learner.
Can I do this in an automatic?
Yes. Note that if you are assessed in an automatic, your SA licence carries an automatic-only condition.
Other pathways
Not quite right for you?
CBT&A logbook training
Competency Based Training and Assessment. Your Authorised Examiner signs off each task as you demonstrate it, so there is no pass or fail moment at the end.
Read moreVORT test preparation
Vehicle On Road Test drills, honest mock assessments, and test day bookings in the instructor's dual-control vehicle.
Read moreBeginner and nervous drivers
For first-timers and anyone who has had a bad experience with an instructor. Slow start, quiet roads, and a pace set by you.
Read moreRefresher lessons
For licenced drivers who have been off the road, lost their nerve, or want to sharpen up before a big drive.
Read moreStart with one lesson
You do not have to commit to a package to find out where you stand. Book a single lesson and take it from there.