P-plates

New driver signs

P-plates are signs displayed on vehicles driven by newly licensed drivers who have passed their test but are still in a probationary period.

Required by law in Australia and used voluntarily in the UK, they indicate the driver is inexperienced.

The P stands for probationary or provisional: She just got off her P-plates last month.

learner-driving

restricted

Limited in scope

curfew · conditions · restrictions · RTA

vehicle-display

windscreen

Vehicle's front glass

removable · sticker · visible · compliance · defaced · obscured · replacement · reflective · registration · roadworthy

probationary-period

zero-tolerance

Strict, no-exceptions policy

offenses · penalties · upgrade

Opposites
license status progression

P-platesfull license

Unconditional permission to proceed

L-plates · learner's permit

driving experience

P-platesdriving instructor

Teaches new motorists

novice driver

novice vs expert competence

P-platesexpert

Highly skilled practitioner

veteran · professional · master · seasoned · old hand

Family

plate, plates, plated, plating, plater, platelike, P-plate

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated G