Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licencing Trust

Free support, tuition and subsidised driving tests are provided through the Rural Drivers Licensing Scheme to assist rural-based migrant women to learn to drive. Isolation can be a significant problem for rural women who do not have a driver’s licence. Migrant women do not have the family and social networks available for them to learn to drive. This scheme reduces isolation, increases independence and self sufficiency, and opens up opportunities for employment.