Do you need L plates?

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About forty quid probably - or leave it as it is and tell your boy not to exceed 30 mph. :twisted:

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Ginger Phil wrote:About forty quid probably - or leave it as it is and tell your boy not to exceed 30 mph. :twisted:
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Ginger Phil wrote:She won't need L plates if it has been derestricted as it will still be under 125cc.
Its not the cc, its the change from the moped to motorcycle class that makes you need L plates. Hence my L plates had to be on the Ludix when it was derestricted (hadn't passed the test then).

Re the restriction, if its a 4T then it may not get above 30mph anyway. What's it top speed (not speedo but GPS), if its less than 35mph I wouldn't worry.
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buff wrote:Thanks. That will mean I can use it for work without having to take the Ls off.
The highway code says you should not display L plates if you have a substantive licence. It does not say you must not.

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Just as well it doesn't otherwise driving instructors would have a hell of a time fitting/removing L-plates every time they change seats with a pupil.

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If you are a full licence holder you should put a black line across the L plate until you have a learner driver using it, or police get annoyed and can fine you, think that IS the law, don't restrict it.
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R1K SU wrote:If you are a full licence holder you should put a black line across the L plate until you have a learner driver using it, or police get annoyed and can fine you, think that IS the law, don't restrict it.
An absolute load of bollocks unless of course you can quote the appropriate section in the Road Traffic Act that you refer to.

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I was pulled and told that when I had L plates on my car and police pulled me, didn't have my learner daughter with me at the time., sorry police must be wrong.
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Police will often pull a single person in a car with L plates, just to check they have a full licence, but there is no offence in driving with L plates on a full licence. I checked this with my son (police) who checked it with with Traffic.
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