L-Plate Poll

[Quartermile]

The fine i don't care about but insurance......

[Static]

well i opted for not using the plate and got the $400 fine ...
however on an interesting note i worked up the balls to outright ask my insurence company if i dident have an L plate on my learners if they would still cover me and they said that unless the could directly relate the crash to me not having an L plate i would still b covered

[Quartermile]

Oh nice.....

[Calo]

well i opted for not using the plate and got the $400 fine ...

That's pretty rough. I was stopped twice as a learner and only got warnings for no L-plate.

[Quartermile]

Yea I only wore mine for about a week before my restricted, as I had just got a fine but not yetr recived it and the Police were looking for me

[Static]

yea the cop i got was polite and friendly but not leaniant... supose he was a tad as he pointed out that he could have given me a ticket for going over 70kph on my learners too but dident

[Pancakes]

Did ofr the first few weeks but then took it off. Didn't get any static from the cars tho' when I had it on. Got pulled over for lane splitting near the end of my learners with no plate (or wof or rego) and got a $150 fine for 'splitting. Not to bad considering. The cop did say "if you don't have the L plate how do we know your learning?" I said dunno and thought sheesh, I'm splitting into town everyday do I want them to know I'm on my learners?

From the rule makers side of things tho' the cops seem to like the plates on but same goes with most things, demonstrate that your in full control and things shouldn't get too ugly (they all seem to agree that 70 in traffic flowin faster than that is dangerous but might throw an extra fine for that too if they stop you for something else and really want to teach you a lesson). The restrictions on your learners must be there partly as an incentive for more riders to sit their practical test for their resticted and I suppose that in theory testing drivers and riders (properly but thats another story) cant be a bad thing as their skill should be progressing.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I have personally never used L plates. I wouldnt mind at all riding with them if there wasnt the stupid 70km/h limit...oh and it would ruin the style of my bike

Alot of cage drivers don't even know about the 70kph limit on a L-Plate rider. That can upset the driver on the open road as they just think you are just going slow... not thinking that you are not allowed to go faster... this can cause road rage