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Definition of P-plate in English: P-platenoun Australian (on a motor vehicle) a sign indicating that the driver has only a provisional driving licence and is therefore subject to certain restrictions. there is a long list of cars that people on P-plates are not allowed to drive Example sentencesExamples - A check of the alleged speedster's licence showed he had only received his P-plate licence five weeks earlier.
- The first month of driving alone, on a P-plate, is extraordinarily dangerous, and the first six months are pretty bad news.
- Some Ballina Street parking was creative, for example the P-plate vehicle which was nose-in, with its chassis sharply angled, well out onto the bitumen, forcing all traffic to the other side of the road.
- Some States have a restriction on the maximum speed that a P-plate driver can drive on the open road.
- Local P-plate drivers have given the State's best response to an online study into the causes of car crashes involving young people.
- Flagrantly disregarding the P-plate rules in a turbocharged car is likely to get you pulled over by the cops.
- The recent case of a P-plate driver doing 175 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, and being allowed to keep his licence, highlights a deficiency in the current law.
- As soon as you get your license you get a p-plate which stays on your car for three years.
- Depending on the state, P-plate holders are limited to when they can drive and who they can drive with, and face tougher demerit punishments for infringements.
- Several states operate a zero-alcohol regime for P-plate drivers and some enforce a reduced speed limit for drivers on a provisional licence.
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