chapter 9 — your licence Graduated Licensing Program (GLP) penalties  fast fact Getting your Class 5 licence  The Class 5 road test  141 The Class 5 road test requires a higher level of driving skill than  the Class 7 road test. It gives you the chance to show that you  are now a safe, experienced driver with excellent vehicle control  skills. The road test takes about one hour. You must provide  a safe vehicle to use for your road test. Pets or passengers,  For the 10 most common  reasons a vehicle might  not be accepted for a road  test, visit  icbc.com  or refer  to the Taking a road test  section on the back cover  of this guide. After you have held your novice licence for at least 24  consecutive months without a driving prohibition, you may  take the Class 5 road test. Passing this test means you exit the  Graduated Licensing Program and get your full-privilege driver’s  licence.  Drivers and learners in  B.C.’s Graduated Licensing  Program are not permitted  to use hand-held or  hands-free communication  devices (for example,  cellphones, music or  portable gaming devices,  GPS systems) while  driving. If you need to use  your cellphone, music or  portable gaming device,  GPS system etc., pull over  and stop where safe. When you’re a new driver, your record is closely monitored  by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles. If you get a traffic  violation ticket or other driving offence, you could receive a  warning letter, probation or prohibition from driving. In addition  to the regular driving penalties, there are extra penalties for  GLP drivers.  • If you receive a driving prohibition in your novice stage, you’ll  lose any time you have accumulated toward graduating out  of GLP. When your licence has been reinstated following  the prohibition, you will have to accumulate an additional  24 consecutive prohibition-free months to be eligible to  graduate from GLP. • If you receive a driving prohibition in your learner stage,  your learner stage will be extended, because you will not  accumulate any more time toward graduating to the novice  stage until you have served your prohibition and have your  licence reinstated.  • If you violate the blood alcohol restriction, or operate a  vehicle while under the influence of drugs, you may receive an  immediate roadside suspension or prohibition. These will be  recorded on your driving record and you may face a further  prohibition as a result. • More points or more serious offences could result in a  prohibition from driving for one month to a year or more.  • You may also be fined and have penalty points recorded on  your driving record for speeding or other traffic violations.  • You may be fined and have penalty points recorded on your  driving record if you break any one of the learner or novice  stage driving restrictions. 