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L plates & full license holder required with provesional driver

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  • 10-07-2006 2:35am
    #1
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Greetings!

    A friend told me he was told about an article in the Independent there a few weeks ago (he was away on holidays, and only told me about this the other day) that stated that some court here in Ireland ruled that it "wasn't law" and was just a "guideline" that those on a provisional driver license needed a driver on a full license accompany them, along with L plates back and front. This decision was made after a guy challenged the cops after they tried to charge him for such offenses.

    Now, I cant seem to find any mention of this at all. Seems a bit odd to me, as everywhere I read about it stated it was a law. Nothing about it just being a suggested guideline, and not a legal issue.

    Any ideas? Seems to be a false report to me...


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    bennyx_o
    Registered Users Posts: 4,097 ✭✭✭bennyx_o


    Yea, he's right. It means you can't be pulled over or prosecuted for not having L plates up.


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    There was a huge thread on this only a few days ago. If you search back through the mists of time, you should find it no bother.

    There are no specific penalties attached to driving unaccompanied or without L-plates, hence the charges being dropped in court by a judge. But however, by doing so, you are violating the conditions of your provisional license and are thus driivng without a valid license and hence invalid insurance.


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    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    dudara wrote:
    There was a huge thread on this only a few days ago. If you search back through the mists of time, you should find it no bother.

    There are no specific penalties attached to driving unaccompanied or without L-plates, hence the charges being dropped in court by a judge. But however, by doing so, you are violating the conditions of your provisional license and are thus driivng without a valid license and hence invalid insurance.

    Sorry, I couldnt find it when I searched. Ill keep looking. Thanks :)


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    Hobbes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    After a year though you don't need to display the plates afair.


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,465 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Hobbes wrote:
    After a year though you don't need to display the plates afair.
    :confused::confused::confused:

    The you recall incorrectly! What on earth made you think that?


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    Enright
    Registered Users Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Enright


    just remember that whileu might not get procouted u are still oblidged to display the L plates whilst driving., You will NOT pass your test unless they are displayed during same, in fact the driving test examiner will not sit in the car unless they are.


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