D-plates for learners in Wales

[Dwight VanDriver]

Your right - shopkeeper wrong

The holder of a provisional licence shall not drive a vehicle of a class which he is authorised to drive by virtue of that licence -

unless a distinguishing mark "L" is displayed on the vehicle in such manner as to be clearly visible to other persons using the road from within a reasonable distance from the front and from the back of the vehicle, or

when the holder of the provisional licence is driving a motor vehicle on a road in Wales, and

a distinguishing mark "D" is displayed on the motor vehicle in the manner described above.

MV (Driving Licence) Regs 1999

There would be nothing to prevent a county applying for a Statutory Instrument under RTA to amend the Regs. I would doubt that it would get the consent of the House because of the impractability of each and every county having a different plate.

dvd

[Vaux]

Out of interest, what happens if you're driving on a D plate and cross over into England (easily done on the Shropshire/N Wales border)?

They can't expect you to get out and change them to L can they?

[BIG DUNC]

I think it means in Wales you have the choice of an L or a D. If you lived close to the border I would stick to the L to save having to change over.