L plates on the motorway?

[Coyote]

Whats the worst that can happen if you are caught without the L plate?

[Coyote]

Also, why are we restricted to 70kph. I went to 120 yesterday and there was no problem.

[rodgerd]

Whats the worst that can happen if you are caught without the L plate?

They can make you spend months more on a learner's license. There are also fines and demerits, but the added time was what concerned me.

It would probably disqualify you from a CBTA, too.

[Stinger]

Whats the worst that can happen if you are caught without the L plate?

A $400 fine for the lack of L-plate, and a speeding ticket if you do 100k on the motorway. I was pulled over on my learners without an L plate and let off for this, the cop was very reasonable.

[Coyote]

I should just wait 6 months. I dont want to lose my licence/be stuck on my learners

[Coyote]

Its if you are travelling LESS THAN 40 km/h below the posted limit AND at the same time holding traffic up behind you,you can be fined for obstructing traffic.

Damn, there goes one of my excuses

[JohnBoy]

The only speed restrictions i thought (except for trucks) existed were on the main motorways such as wellington urban motorway (bottom of gorge to terrace tunnel). i think they are set at a min speed of 100km/h, but on your average mway its anything goes.

dont forget you can get demerits for breach of licence conditions! be very careful

[ZorsT]

Its 60 demerits for no L(oser) plate and speeding the 30k's over. If you wernt doing anything else wrong, why would the cop have a reason to pull you over anyway?

[crashe]

All I can suggest is to all you sport bike and cruiser riders on a L-Plate license that dont want to be seen with a L-Plate, is to attach the plastic L-plate thing onto your rego.... and then snap it off.

Sportbikes - Make sure that some of the yellow plastic remains and then put the rest of the yellow L-Plate plastic under your seat.... so that when you get stopped by a police officer you can say that when you went to get on your bike that you found it on the ground as some twat broke it off.... at least you will still have it on the bike with you... ok its not visable....

Cruisers - Dont have anywhere to put it under a seat, like sportbikes do....
so attach a small bag to the back of the bike on the pillion seat... and put it in there... use the same story....

Gee I hope that the police officers bikers on here dont go telling it to all the other coppers out there..

But make sure that you always have it with you...

Oh yeah and when you go for your restricted go and buy a new plate to go on your bike.. or drill another hole through your excisiting L-Plate and reattach it.

But personally I think that the L-Plate should be seen...

[bear]

Could not having an L-plate when required void your insurance?

[Hitcher]

Could not having an L-plate when required void your insurance?

You could always argue that it broke off when Pamela Pinhead drove over the top of you in her Pajero...

[Jonty]

L Plate? Never heard of one.

[GN1NiteStnd]

Yeah 70 is way too slow and dangerous on the motorway. People keep on passing me on the left!

[bear]

Yeah 70 is way too slow and dangerous on the motorway. People keep on passing me on the left!

If you're only going 70 kph shouldn't you be in the left lane?

[T.I.E]

i had a "L" plate but it fell off. and took the bloodly licence plate with it too. and rego and warrent. there is only so much you can attatch to a few small screws

so never bothered to get another "L" plate. till the restricted licence. as i had forgotten to have one before the test. and had to pay a smaller fee to re sit the test ahhhh shite.