Pplate driver fined for following wrong nsw p1 rules in. This rule does not apply if a qualified supervising driver is sitting next to the driver. The probationary plates or p plates as they are commonly referred to allow other vehicles on the road to acknowledge that a driver has only just passed the practical driving test and although technically they should be up to test standard, they should be provided with extra time and space in the course of driving to allow for any mistakes made. Lauren martella, in her opinion article, laws will not change pplaters, published in the herald sun on the 17th of january 2008, notes in a calm, informal and rational tone, that no laws restricting the freedom of pplate drivers will help. As a general guide, if its likely to cause a distraction to the driver, or the driver of another vehicle, then you shouldnt use it while driving. As such, drivers generally opt for either magnetic or adhesive l plates. The nsw government has brought in further amendments to the road transport act, 20 which means that from 1 december, 2016, p1 and p2 licence holders must not use any function of a mobile phone while driving or riding, or when stationary with the engine running but not parked. Statistics show that when a learner driver first gets their pplates, their risk of a serious crash is six times higher. As a p plate driver youre not allowed to use your phone for anything when youre driving.
Some facts about p plate driving tac transport accident. P1 drivers are not permitted to drive between midnight and 5am. As a result, the nsw roads and maritime service has made some strict rules around what learner and provisional drivers can and cant do on the road. If you are under 25 years of age, you will need to book and pass your practical driving test to get your p1 licence. Pplate mobile phone road rules in australia you may not know. New rules banning pplate drivers from using mobile gps. Driver licences in australia refer to the official permit required for a person to legally drive a motor vehicle in australia. New rules for l and pplate drivers are now in force. In addition to complying with the road rules, if you are a learner driver rider or provisional driver rider, you must have l or p plates clearly displayed on the front and rear of your vehicle.
As l and p platers are still developing their driving abilities, they have different restrictions to other more experienced drivers. You are required to carry your drivers license or permit with you when you drive. Depending on your state, your l or p plates must be on the outside of the vehicle when driving or clearly visible from at least 20 metres away if your state permits them to be displayed within the vehicle. While most are aware of speed restrictions and bans on consuming any alcohol before driving, some. There are 2 types of provisional licencesp1 and p2. The timing coincides with the all associated with growing into late teens. The drivers handbook is the road rules handbook for all south. A number of pplaters are getting caught breaking road rules they probably didnt know existed.
What are p plates and when to use them driving test tips. The issue of driver licenses, alongside the regulation and enforcement of road use, are all managed by state and territory governments. Pplate mobile phone road rules in australia you may not. Provisional licence green ps details driving test wa. New rules banning pplate drivers from using mobile gps come. Find out about demerit points, licence suspensions, disqualifications, driving offences and extraordinary licences. It goes without saying that goget members must comply with the road rules in the state theyre driving in. The staged approach to getting your drivers licence, including new rules for p plates. A reminder of some driver restrictions p1 drivers will have their licence suspended for at least 3 months for any speeding offence. They must not be defaced, and must not fall off your car middrive. However, when you transition from a learner to a probationary driver, you go from being the safest person on the road to the most at risk. Road survival tips for pplate drivers, from the rest of us.
Driving on your own can test all the skills you learned on your ls without having the safety net of a qualified supervising driver with you. Road survival tips for pplate drivers, from the rest of. With parents being the biggest influence on how young drivers behave on the road, staying involved helps keep your p plater safe. Signalling combined with a pplate, is an unspoken rule for the rest of us drivers in singapore to speed up. Road rules for learner and p plate drivers around australia.
But remember, your p plates must be on, your licence handy, and the road rules and p licence rules must be followed. Pplate drivers cannot tow another vehicle unless it is a trailer with a gvm of 750kg or less in the first 12 months of holding their license. In addition to complying with the road rules, if you are a learner driverrider or provisional driverrider, you must have l or p plates clearly displayed on the front and rear of your vehicle. Most teenagers get their driver licence when they are 18 or 19 years old. Yanbu to buy and use p plates but personally i think youre either ready to be on the road or you arent and when i do see the odd p plate i assume somebodys forgotten to take them off. This page outlines the responsibility of victorian probationary licence holders to display p plates at all times when they drive.
L and p penalties the penalties for breaking the rules licence disqualification. P plate drivers cannot tow another vehicle unless it is a trailer with a gvm of 750kg or less in the first 12 months of holding their license. The laws will ban l plate and p plate drivers from using their mobiles phones while driving, including when using a hands. Night driving and p drivers in the first year after getting a licence, probationary drivers are more at risk of being involved in a crash than almost any other driver on the road, and many of these crashes occur at night. Check the roads and maritime website for more information on driver licence conditions and to download the exemption form pdf, 308kb. Road traffic new drivers rules singapore statutes online. Getting a licence to drive is almost a right of passage for young people. If you find youre still tempted then put your phone somewhere out of reach so you cant get to it. This article will outline the p plate restrictions in nsw, and the rules p platers need to adhere to, above and beyond the general nsw road rules. The restriction on carrying more than one young passenger late. Pass the driver knowledge test to get your learner licence. Its important that you understand these restrictions so you dont get fined or worse, lose your licence.
This denotes to other road users that the driver is not fully licensed and still learning to drive. A late night driving restriction will apply for 1 year and means you cant drive between 11pm and 5am. Feb 23, 2014 brush up on your road rule knowledge by viewing the top ten misunderstood road rules animations. Remember, while p plate laws can be a pain, theyre there to help you become a safe driver. Victorian road rules for mobile phone, gps and smartwatch use. Find out about how licence conditions and disqualifications in other states and territories affect your driver s licence, and how you can only hold one licence in australia.
I drove a 400 mile round trip to a festival 4 days after i passed and it was the best thing that i could have done boosted my confidence no end. Up until the end of the second year of holding a drivers licence, a person will only be able to have seven 7 demerit points recorded against them in total. P plates p plate laws pass plates rules young car driver. P plates if used, should be placed one at the front and one at the rear of the vehicle in a conspicuous location. A late night driving restriction is also imposed if you are disqualified from holding or obtaining a queensland driver licence, if you committed the offence when you were under 25 and held provisional, probationary or open licence or did not hold a valid licence. Probationary drivers are involved in crashes where someone is killed or injured at three times the rate of more experienced drivers. Apr 17, 2020 the nsw road toll daily and nsw road toll monthly documents contain detailed information on fatalities compiled by the nsw centre for road safety. Dec 01, 2016 new rules come into affect today which ban all p plate licence holders from using mobile phones while driving even if the device is in a mount and is only being used hands free as for gps navigation. Money saved over holidays thrown away on a fine because aidan gibbs was told wrong road rules. Police have reported that too many young drivers have been caught hiding their l and p plates in obscure positions on dashboards. While we allow p platers to drive any goget vehicle, the vehicle restrictions of various states may prohibit their use by p platers. How the road rules for l and p plate drivers differ around australia. This includes telephone calls on handsfree devices.
The tasmanian road rules are an invaluable safety measure that, when followed, save lives. If provisional drivers complete an optional road ready provisional licence course, they may have a pc condition endorsed on. Research shows that mortality rates reduce by nearly 50% once a driver reaches two years behind the wheel. Changes for l and p plate drivers driver training the nrma. More information on the road rules and road safety can be found at. A novice driver type 2 is a person who has held a driver s licence for more than one year but less than two years. Jan 12, 2017 money saved over holidays thrown away on a fine because aidan gibbs was told wrong road rules. With parents being the biggest influence on how young drivers behave on the road, staying involved helps keep your pplater safe. So its best to put it on silent, turn it off or put it on do not disturb while driving. L and p plates must now be displayed on the exterior of cars. For information on learner and provisional drivers in the act view the act road rules handbook driving interstate.
The p plate laws sa enforces mean you need to remember the extra rules and restrictions on top of the general road rules. P plate drivers in act can waive some of the p plate requirements in the territory by passing the road ready plus provisional driver course once they have held their license for six months. Its illegal to touch your phone before an authorised officer instructs you to do so. Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using l and p plates. An l plate is a square plate bearing a sansserif letter l, for learner, which must be affixed to the front andor back of a vehicle in many countries if its driver is a learner under instruction, or a motorcycle rider with provisional entitlement to ride restricted motorcycles. If youre a p1 or p2 driver you have to display your plates unless youre a member of the police and youre driving. Using a mobile while driving can increase the risk of a collision by 4 times. Quite simply, l plates are mandatory for all learner drivers. P2 green p plate, which normally starts 12 months from when you get your p1 licence and lasts for at least three years. The lplate should be attached to the vehicle or in the case of motorcycles on a yellow armband. Changes for l and p plate drivers 20 november 2017. The p1 licence is your first provisional licence, before you move onto p2.
Safe tips for young drivers learner drivers p plate. Any period during which your licence is cancelled or suspended because of driving offences does not count toward this requirement. For procedures on obtaining a license to operate a motorcycle or commercial vehicle, please refer to the illinois motorcycle operator manual, the rules of the road for noncdl vehicles or the commercial drivers license study guide, available at any. Any driver not yet in possession of a full drivers license must prominently display an lplate so that other drivers can easily see it. Your child has their p plates probationary drivers are involved in crashes where someone is killed or injured at three times the rate of more experienced drivers. From monday 20 november 2017, you need to complete 6 steps to progress from a learner to a full licence. Pplate drivers sent in circles over contradicting road rules. While most are aware of speed restrictions and bans on. Provisional licence restrictions transport and motoring. Taking into consideration the attendees confidence level we can either reduce overconfidence or build the confidence as required, both of these represent a dangerous driving mindset. Display red p plates on the front and back of your vehicle you can buy or print them, not have any alcohol in your system, not use use a mobile phone, even handsfree or with bluetooth passengers cannot use the loudspeakers of their phones.
There are different rules and restrictions that apply to p1 red and p2 green p platers see the rules and restrictions for p platers section below for an overview. Any driver not yet in possession of a full drivers license must prominently display an l plate so that other drivers can easily see it. A novice driver type 2 is a person who has held a drivers licence for more than one year but less than two years. The animations outline some of the rules the nsw community have said they need more clarification.
Act pplaters driven to anger over government ban on hands. The new rules came into effect at the start of december and are aimed at ensuring that less experienced drivers and riders are not distracted while on the road. But remember, your pplates must be on, your licence handy, and the road rules and p licence rules must be followed. Most teenagers get their driver licence when they are 18 or 19. Some uses of a smartwatch are covered by the road rules that limit using mobile phones or visual display units, so drivers should avoid using smartwatches while driving. Combined with the drive to survive defensive driver training program, pplate drivers are given specific information that is age appropriate and aimed at their experience level. You can only use your mobile phone to access your digital driver licence after being requested to do so by a police officer. While p plates wont be able to stop all accidents, they can help reduce them by warning other drivers that the person behind the wheel is inexperienced and they might need more time. The thrill of swapping over the l for a bright red p, the quick burst of that bubble when you realise your petrol tank is empty and this time youre the one who has to fill it.
To progress to your green ps you must have held your red ps for periods adding up to 6 months. Find out the rules about probationary prohibited vehicles, what vehicles are prohibited, exemptions available and answers to frequently asked questions. The nsw road toll daily and nsw road toll monthly documents contain detailed information on fatalities compiled by the nsw centre for road safety. Know the rules mobile phone use nsw centre for road safety. Nov 21, 2018 a number of pplaters are getting caught breaking road rules they probably didnt know existed. Speeding is the number one cause of fatal crashes on our roads. P plate laws sa the p plate rules for south australia. The date your late night driving restriction starts will depend on why it is being applied.
If provisional drivers complete an optional road ready provisional licence course, they may have a pc condition endorsed on their licence allowing them to remove their p plates. Statistics show that when a learner driver first gets their p plates, their risk of a serious crash is six times higher. The restriction will still apply even if you upgrade to an open driver licence or add another class to your licence. Changes to nsw road rules that affect l and p plate. With all that said, heres everything you need to know about the p plate laws sa has in place. Brush up on your road rule knowledge by viewing the top ten misunderstood road rules animations. P plate driver chloe smith is angry about new driving laws in the act. To help prepare for the driver knowledge test, you can do a driver knowledge practice test online, or take a look at the example driver knowledge questions. If i have a digital driver licence and im pulled over by nsw police, when is it ok to pick up my phone to show my licence.
How to limit their impact on the safety of others is a major issue. The tasmanian road rules handbook sets out the most common tasmanian road rules in a series of diagrams and explanatory text download a copy today. Its now illegal for l and pplate drivers to use a phone at all while driving, including navigation apps and music streaming, whether the phone is in a handsfree cradled or not. Up until the end of the second year of holding a driver s licence, a person will only be able to have seven 7 demerit points recorded against them in total. As a learner, your car must have two l plates on whenever youre driving. Speeding, driving at night, or when tired or distracted are dangerous mistakes to be. Nov 20, 2017 check the roads and maritime website for more information on driver licence conditions and to download the exemption form pdf, 308kb. P1 license holders are permitted a maximum of one passenger aged 1620, excluding immediately family members. The only requirements for the use of green p plates in the uk is that a driver must have passed the uk practical driving test. Probationary licence restrictions are designed to reduce the risks new drivers face. Provisional p1 licence driver licence licence roads. If youre driving with a p1 provisional licence you need pplates on the vehicle so other drivers know youre an inexperienced driver. Restrictions for l and p plate drivers keeping your licence.
Many of the road rules for l and p plate drivers remain the same when they drive interstate between the act and nsw, however there are some key differences. Night driving facts tac transport accident commission. Depending on your state, your l or p plates must be on the outside of the vehicle when driving or clearly visible from at least 20 metres away if your. The l plate should be attached to the vehicle or in the case of motorcycles on a yellow armband. New rules for pplate licence holders restrict all mobile phone use, including hands free and map applications. The drivers handbook is the road rules handbook for all sa drivers, including learners. The restricted p1 licence is designed to allow you to drive to work, education and medical related.
Changes to nsw road rules that affect l and p plate drivers. Nov 20, 2017 if youre under 25 and live in a specified remote area, you can apply for a restricted p1 licence after youve logged only 50 hours practical driving experience including at least 10 hours of night driving in your learner driver log book. Pplates must have the letter p printed in red on a white background. Passing this course will provide them with four additional demerit points for the duration of their provisional license, and they will also be permitted to drive without displaying p plates. Jan, 2020 how the road rules for l and p plate drivers differ around australia.
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