Cars & Transportation

P Plate Laws

Cars & Transportation

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.

lpullman
  • 8th Dec 2010 05:44pm

I assume you did a log book training method. Talking to people who've recently got their licenses it does seem that there is very little atempt to actually teach the road rules. When I did mine there was a written exam for your Ls which was based on the road rule and they sold a book to study from.

I do think it's more than a bit unfair to teach someone one set of rules and then enforce another, larger set. The real fun comes when you travel from one state to another: we're pretty relaxed about U-turns in SA, but in Melbourne...

Your P-plate problem reminds me of the fight I had with the Adelaide City Council over pay-and-display parking. I got a fine for no ticket displayed on my bike, rang them up and told them I did buy a ticket and someone must have pinched it. Got nasty until I threatened legal action on the grounds that their system is unenforcable for any vehicle without doors and a roof. I know I'm not the only one and shortly after an stack of bike parks started appearing around the ACC area. Doesn't help a lot of convertible drivers but...


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