Accompanying a learner driver

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Ensure that the driving is safe – know what is required of you when accompanying and supervising a learner driver.

To be an accompanying driver, you must

be at least 25 years old
have held a licence for a vehicle in the same category you are supervising the learner in, continuously for the last five years

Find out what requirements apply to learner driving

You need to label the vehicle correctly, ensure that you have the equipment you need, and select appropriate places to practise. It is your responsibility to ensure that the driving practice is safe.

Information meeting for parents/guardians

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration holds information meetings about supervised driving practice, all around Norway. Here you can learn more about young people and driving, rules for learner driving and how to cooperate well with the learner’s driving school.

Find an information meeting in your local area

Cooperate with the driving school

It is a good idea to start with a few lessons at a driving school. This will provide a safe start to the learner driving and a sound basis for further training.

Feel free to join the learner in their first driving lessons, and talk to their driving instructor. Then the two of you will get the same information and advice on how to organise further driving practice.

Set aside plenty of time for driving practice

It is recommended to spend at least two years in training. Research shows that those who have had a lot of driving practice are less prone to accidents after obtaining their driving licence. A young person aiming to get a licence is dependent on an adult who is willing to help them get enough driving practice.

It is particularly towards the end of the driver training that it is very important to practise extensively. It takes a lot of practice to become confident and independent behind the wheel.

If you have a driving licence from a country other than Norway

You may accompany a learner driver if your driving licence is from an EU/EEA country or from a country from which a driving licence may be exchanged for a Norwegian driving licence without additional training or tests. Until you have held a Norwegian driving licence for five years, you need to bring with you documentation showing that you have held an uninterrupted driving entitlement for the last five years.