"L" Plates

L Plates, insured, & Passenger must be over 21 and had their full license for 3 years.

Also the L Plates must be removed when it's not the learner driving, so why there's lots of cars driving round with L Plates but with just drivers and no passengers I don't know!
 
Westyfield2 said:
L Plates, insured, & Passenger must be over 21 and had their full license for 3 years.

Also the L Plates must be removed when it's not the learner driving, so why there's lots of cars driving round with L Plates but with just drivers and no passengers I don't know!
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No... just because a car has L plates on doesn't mean the person driving is the learner. Driving instructors drive around with big square signs on the top of their car :rolleyes:
 
LukeTW said:
No... just because a car has L plates on doesn't mean the person driving is the learner. Driving instructors drive around with big square signs on the top of their car :rolleyes:
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its not that its legal to do it, i was under the impression that the rozzers just turn a blind eye to the driving instructors doing it.
 
LukeTW said:
No... just because a car has L plates on doesn't mean the person driving is the learner. Driving instructors drive around with big square signs on the top of their car :rolleyes:
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I was also under the impression this wasn't allowed for 'normal' cars (ones not obviously driving instructor cars). I think it's overlooked for practicality's sake otherwise driving instructors would have to spend ages taking plates on/off when they swap with the learner.

However, I would remove them when the learner isn't driving as you're not in the same situation as an instructor, and it'll prevent any other road users from getting confused.
 
LukeTW said:
No... just because a car has L plates on doesn't mean the person driving is the learner. Driving instructors drive around with big square signs on the top of their car :rolleyes:
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Yes... It does. Driving school cars are excluded from this rule.

[Laws MV(DL)R reg 16 & RTA 1988 sect 87]

Vehicles. Any vehicle driven by a learner MUST display red L plates. In Wales, either red D plates, red L plates, or both, can be used. Plates MUST conform to legal specifications and MUST be clearly visible to others from in front of the vehicle and from behind. Plates should be removed or covered when not being driven by a learner (except on driving school vehicles).
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LukeTW said:
No... just because a car has L plates on doesn't mean the person driving is the learner. Driving instructors drive around with big square signs on the top of their car :rolleyes:
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I'm quite capable of telling the difference between a stickered up driving school car with a sign on the roof and a mums Fiesta with a 7" square on the back thankyou.

The point I was making is that if cars drive around with the L plates on when it's not the learner driving then the effect of the L plates will wear off.... though I always found L plates meant people pulled out right infront of me more anyways.

And it's not like it's hard to remove the magnetic L Plates anyway?


Though I've just looked it up and despite www.helpingldrivers.com saying that "You cannot keep the L plates on the car once the learner has finished driving. These plates are for learner drivers only and enable other drivers to alter their behaviour accordingly. The use of L plates by non-learner drivers is an offence and you can be pulled over for their incorrect use." the only actual reference I can find is that the the Highway code says that you should cover up or remove L plates and not that you must remove or cover up L plates. This would indicate that its not an offence per say but that it is advisable. MV(DL)R reg 16 & sched 4
 
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