Sounds like a rip to me. Go find some shady dealer who'll do it on the cheap. Wow, I never noticed how easy I got it here. Basically, all I had to do to get my license was do a test to get my Learners, then wait 6 months to get my Provisional, which is a basic drving test. Provisional is basically the same as an Opens license cept I can't drink. :P Don't have to take anymore tests, wear any stickers, no curfew and can take as many passengers as I want.