Green L Plates

[andyroo]

Could anyone here furnish my mind with the understanding of the existence of green L plates? Red ones are fine, yes; green P plates seem a little worrying in my opinion, but at what point was it decided that there was a level of expertise between having not passed the test and having passed the test but are still unsure if your ability... Is it not a sign that licenses are too easy to get?

[AyBee]

You could well be right. Although I suppose it's nice that if they are about to slam the brakes on or not pull out when there's a 2 mile clear road then it's nicer that we all know why

[mikef1]

andyroo said:

Could anyone here furnish my mind with the understanding of the existence of green L plates? Red ones are fine, yes; green P plates seem a little worrying in my opinion, but at what point was it decided that there was a level of expertise between having not passed the test and having passed the test but are still unsure if your ability... Is it not a sign that licenses are too easy to get?

Yawn

[maniac0796]

The only people I imagine having green L plates are fat ugly women in their late 30's with glasses who have just passed. Driving a Nissan Micra or Ford KA. But supposedly other people do to

Sorry if this offends a demographic of pistonheads which accurately matches that description. My imagination has been known to run wild, especially about Yvonne Strahovski

[Torquey]

I trust 'green p' drivers with an equal amount of trust as any other driver on the road.

[sherman]

Torquey said:

I trust 'green p' drivers with an equal amount of trust as any other driver on the road.

None then

[andyroo]

This is it - green p plates seem borderline as it is, so how come there is a whole lower level to it with a green L plate?

And to the tired bloke - go take some paracetamol and down a bottle of whiskey - that'll help you sleep

[Pints]

maniac0796 said:

My imagination has been known to run wild, especially about Yvonne Strahovski

Just googled her...

If you squint a bit, she actually looks a bit like Mrs Pints. Another

[anonymous-user]

To be honest I dont know of any young driver who has chosen to have the green L or P plates attached to their cars. In all cases it is distrusting parents who think a new driver should drive around telling every one else they are a new driver.

[Engineer1]

andyroo said:

This is it - green p plates seem borderline as it is, so how come there is a whole lower level to it with a green L plate?

And to the tired bloke - go take some paracetamol and down a bottle of whiskey - that'll help you sleep

There aren't levels, there is red L plate then if you want you can put a green plate on the back of your car after passing to show you have recently passed. In some countries it is a legal requirement, how would you feel about green or red D plates?

[DrTre]

I really can't see an issue, if someone wants to give me a signal that they're new, inexperienced and likely to behave less than predictably, I welcome it.

To all those who will now say "that's the way I treat every other road user anyway", well done you.

[tyranical]

My girlfriend passed her test in a diesel, then bought a little petrol saxo, she is still getting used to it as its alot easier to stall, I suggested she put P plates on so when she stalls at traffic lights people might be a bit more cool about it instead of beeping like a tosser straight away.

[HellDiver]

Or England should adopt N. Ireland's "R plates" - first year after passing your test, you're "restricted" to 45mph, and must display the R plate on your car, so people can avoid you.

Typically the 45mph speed limit is ignored by the new drivers after 2 weeks, though.

[Jonny_693]

HellDiver said:

Or England should adopt N. Ireland's "R plates" - first year after passing your test, you're "restricted" to 45mph, and must display the R plate on your car, so people can avoid you.

Typically the 45mph speed limit is ignored by the new drivers after 2 weeks, though.

Pretty daft really though, would you want to do 45 on a 70mph dual carrigeway?

[chriscpritchard]

HellDiver said:

Or England should adopt N. Ireland's "R plates" - first year after passing your test, you're "restricted" to 45mph, and must display the R plate on your car, so people can avoid you.

Typically the 45mph speed limit is ignored by the new drivers after 2 weeks, though.

The R Plates really are stupid, 1) limited to 45 mph on a dual carriageway and 2) means you're less likely to be used to driving at high speeds when they finally come off

[Chiswickboy]

tyranical said:

I suggested she put P plates on so when she stalls at traffic lights people might be a bit more cool about it instead of beeping like a tosser straight away.

A case for red "T" plates?

[Ritchie335is]

HellDiver said:

Or England should adopt N. Ireland's "R plates" - first year after passing your test, you're "restricted" to 45mph, and must display the R plate on your car, so people can avoid you.

Typically the 45mph speed limit is ignored by the new drivers after 2 weeks, though.

I would have thought the first year after passing your test in Ireland consisted of doing doughnuts round a supermarket carpark in a BMW E30.

[SWH]

I can't be the only person who's Red/Green/Brown colourblind - didn't realise P plates were green for years; but green L plates... ffs!

[Cerberus90]

Chiswickboy said:

tyranical said:

I suggested she put P plates on so when she stalls at traffic lights people might be a bit more cool about it instead of beeping like a tosser straight away.

A case for red "T" plates?

I was thinking just the same thing,

[andyroo]

Engineer1 said:

andyroo said:

This is it - green p plates seem borderline as it is, so how come there is a whole lower level to it with a green L plate?

And to the tired bloke - go take some paracetamol and down a bottle of whiskey - that'll help you sleep

There aren't levels, there is red L plate then if you want you can put a green plate on the back of your car after passing to show you have recently passed. In some countries it is a legal requirement, how would you feel about green or red D plates?

Ah, I was under the impression that they meant different things. My mistake.