Being a dad or mum is difficult. You overlook about work conferences, appointments, birthdays, anniversaries, and typically you would possibly even overlook to take the L plates or P plates off the automobile while you leap in it to get to a type of occasions you forgot about.

• If you happen to go away Ls or Ps on the automobile and also you’re not an L or P plater, you may be fined
• Guidelines differ relying on the placement
• If you happen to get pulled over for doing it, be sincere with the officer and also you would possibly get off

Hopefully if that occurs to you, you received’t be caught and also you received’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 principles:

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

Tasmania: You would be fined $90 in case you are 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 except 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 (Highway 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, except the motive 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 courtroom, may quantity to  $2875 (20 penalty models).,

New South Wales: It doesn’t seem that has a regulation round driving with plates on the automobile 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 automobile pushed by a totally licenced driver within the NT.

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

Not supposed as authorized recommendation. Examine with the related roads authority in your state or territory.