P Plate Laws

Posted by: cmayfield91

22nd Feb 2010 01:46pm

As a P2 plate holder I find that the laws put upon young drivers is ridiculous. First the cost of license fees is astronomical as well as insurance. I own a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer - which I paid for myself and have had it for about a year. I have a 3 year no accident or fine report and GIO wanted to charge me $6000. I shopped around to find that NRMA gave it too me for $1500 which is still quite high compared to my dad which only pays $600 for an even more expensive car. Furthermore the RTA has charged me nearly $500 in license fees and tests in the last 3 years which is a joke and also put 4 dermerit points for a 10km/h speeding fine which I see full license drivers breaking the speed limit everyday.
To me everything to do with the P plate laws is a joke and should be stopped.

Anonymous

30th Nov 2010 07:00pm

Having older kids who are on P plates now I do agree that the licence costs and the insurance costs are exorbitant however there is a reason behind the high insurance premiums - its been shown time and time again that they are in a high risk category - due to inexperience and the bravado that that age always seem to have (I know I thought of myself as bullet proof at 18). As for the 10km speeding fine - cop it sweet - just cause others are doing it doesn't make it right and in case you had missed the ads - 5km can be the difference between life and death in an emergency situation. The speed limits are there to protect all of us and I am guessing you wouldn't be so cocky if you had accidently run over someone's child because you were speeding and unable to stop in time. Basically if you don't speed - you won't get fined - simple. As for the new restrictions on P Plate drivers - some are a bit over the top but I still think the best thing they could do is restrict the size of engine ie 4 cyl vs 6 or 8 cyl until a full licence has been held for at least two years. The laws are there to protect you and everyone else around you - not there just to annoy you

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