Special Hardship Licence

If your licence is suspended but you need to keep driving, such as for work, you may be eligible to apply for a special hardship licence.

A special hardship licence is a order by the Court that allows a driver with a suspended provisional or open licence to continue driving under restricted and specific conditions.

Please Note: This is different to a restricted (work) licence, which you may be eligible to apply for if you’ve been convicted of a drink or drug offence.

You may be eligible to apply for a special hardship order if the licence suspension would cause either:

• extreme hardship to you or your family by depriving you of your means of earning a living
• severe and unusual hardship to you or your family, other than by depriving you of your means of earning a living.