Being a father or mother is difficult. You neglect about work conferences, appointments, birthdays, anniversaries, and generally you may even neglect to take the L plates or P plates off the automotive while you leap in it to get to a type of occasions you forgot about.

• In case you go away Ls or Ps on the automotive and also you’re not an L or P plater, you can be fined
• Guidelines differ relying on the placement
• In case you get pulled over for doing it, be trustworthy with the officer and also you may get off

Hopefully if that occurs to you, you gained’t be caught and also you gained’t be penalised. However you must know that in some jurisdictions throughout the nation, it’s an offence to show L or P plates if you happen to’re not an L or P plate driver.

Right here’s a rundown of the foundations:

Victoria: If you’re discovered to “show ‘P’ plates when not required” you can be fined $165 and one demerit level.  The identical penalties apply for “show ‘L’ plates when not required”.

Tasmania: You might be fined $90 if you’re discovered to “Drive with L-plate displayed when not learner driver”.

ACT: Unauthorised use of L-plate/L-plates and Unauthorised use of P-plate/P-plates. $208 wonderful. No demerits.

SA: “It’s an offence to drive a automobile with P-plates displayed until you’re the holder of a provisional licence; or a probationary licence issued topic to alcohol interlock scheme circumstances.”

Queensland: In QLD, the Transport Operations (Street Use Administration–Driver Licencing) Regulation 2021 doc states that “different individuals should not show L plates” and “different individuals should not show P plates”. Solely learner or provisional drivers can show these plates, until the driving force “holds a non-Queensland driver licence and is authorised to study to drive the automobile within the jurisdiction that issued the licence; or is a driver coach”. The wonderful, if taken to court docket, may quantity to  $2875 (20 penalty items).,

New South Wales: It doesn’t seem that has a legislation round driving with plates on the automotive if you happen to’re not a learner or provisional driver.

Northern Territory: There’s no obvious laws round L or P plates being displayed on a automotive pushed by a completely licenced driver within the NT.

Western Australia: We couldn’t monitor down any reference to a legislation or penalty related to incorrectly displaying L or P plates in WA.

Not meant as authorized recommendation. Test with the related roads authority in your state or territory.