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Recording your supervised practice
The Queensland Learner Logbook app gives you a digital way to record practice drives, obtain your supervisor's approval and submit your hours to Transport and Main Roads. It is free, and you can register from age 16 with a valid Queensland learner licence.
Use the Queensland Government's official mobile-app directory for the current Apple and Android download links. Check the store listing for compatibility with your device.
The app screenshot from our original article. Menus and screen appearance may differ in the current version.
Record, sync and get approval
- Add your vehicle and supervisor. Save their details so you can select them for later trips. Check the supervisor's email address carefully. Add an accredited instructor as a driver trainer when applicable.
- Record the drive. You can use the timer or enter a completed trip, including its times, locations and odometer readings. Set up and finish the entry while safely parked. Do not handle the app while driving.
- Sync and ask your supervisor to check it. They receive an email with the trip details and can approve or reject it. Approved trips count towards your total; incorrect entries need correcting and approval.
Supervisors do not need the app themselves. TMR's supervisor guide explains approval emails, rejected trips and how to check outstanding entries.
Using the app without a connection
You can record trip information offline after signing in, but sending approval emails and syncing data need an internet connection. Check the last-sync information and sync regularly, especially before changing devices. The getting-started guide and TMR app help explain the process and troubleshooting.
Already started a paper logbook?
You can use an app, paper logbook or a combination. Record each trip once. When moving from paper to the app, either enter the earlier trips into the app or use its Change hours feature to account for the paper hours.
If you keep the earlier hours on paper, you must submit that logbook as well as the app hours. TMR begins its review after receiving both. Follow the current instructions for changing logbook format so hours are neither missed nor counted twice.
Allow time for the final review
Learners under 25 generally need 100 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours between sunset and sunrise, unless an exemption or other approved arrangement applies. Learners aged 25 or over do not have the same logbook requirement.
Once you reach the required hours, submit the logbook for TMR's assessment. TMR asks for submission at least 12 business days before the practical test. You cannot take the test until your logbook is approved; electronic submission is not a promise of immediate approval.
Watch the original app introduction
This original TMR video introduces the app. Use the current written instructions linked above if its screens or steps differ from your version. Watch the learner logbook video on YouTube.