Shall I just change to topic heading to something like: "Who's on what "P" Plate?"
Dave
Well they may be the VicRoads regulations for P platers, the Queensland Transport rules are very similar but differ slightly.
Like Victoria, Red P platers are restricted in the following ways:
-No peer passengers between 11pm and 5am.
-Vehicle power restrictions:
No vehicle over 200kw
No turbo or supercharged engines (other than turbo engines)
No V8s or more
No rotary engine more than 1.3.
-No mobile phone. AT ALL!
And you get 4 points.
Green P Platers:
All of the above but the stupid mobile phone rule and the peer passenger rules are exempt.
And NO! We AREN'T restricted to certain speed limits! What's in the red ring, we go.
Oh and on a Bora related note, the Transport Department are convinced that my V5 Bora is turbo charged, i've been pulled over twice and questioned once while in a car park! Mighty sick of that happening.
Last edited by maca; 08-07-2008 at 03:04 PM.
Shall I just change to topic heading to something like: "Who's on what "P" Plate?"
Dave
2010 Renault Clio RenaultSPORT 200 Cup 20th Anniversary Edition - #19 of 30 - The French Connection...
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"Racing is life; Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen -=-=- "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" - Unknown
im on my red p's and good behaviour all due to my imaturity
but on the plus side im learning
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us older guys had it easy. In 1987, I had just finished my 1 year on P's ready to go onto the last 2 year of probabtionary licence(without displaying P's) and they changed the rules in Victoria...thus I went straight onto a full licence after 12months !!!
Children(VW) who have left home, among others:1966 VW 1300 Deluxe Bug(Harbour Blue)1966 VW 1300 Steel Sunroof Bug(Ruby Red), 1971 VW 1600 S Bug(White) 1972 VW 25th Ann. Bug(Avocado) 2000 VW Golf Mk IV GTI 3 door(Metallic Black Magic), 1985 VW Golf Mk 1 GLS Cabriolet (Metallic Gun Metal) Current: 1985 Mercedes Benz 280CE Coupe(Midnight Blue)
I got my P's in 94' by doing a driving test in an auto. Back then this only restricted you to driving an auto while you were on your p's and then you were able to drive a manual once you came off them... Yes, i know....it was the easy way out
I quite enjoy driving a manual 2002 red GTI now!
I'm keen to get a mk1 or mk2 gti as a hobby car at some stage though.
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MY07 Polo TDI, Reflex Silver, GTI Wheels, GTI Suspension
I'm on my Greens atm, still have one year left of them. I was wedged between the 05' turbo/supercharger restrictions and the new curfew/passenger laws.
To be honest, this hasn't particularly bothered me as didn't have the money at the time of the purchase of my car to buy a turbo'd motor anyway. I think the curfew thing is a bit extreme to be honest, unless your going out to really high exposure areas I can't see most red P'ers wouldn't just take them off and wear a beanie or something and go driving. There really are very few police in certain areas after 10pm.
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Since the title of the thread has changed I would like to point out that I'm not actually on my P plates.
Hate to think what my insurance would be if I was.
Oh yeah I never had to display the plates either.
2010 Renault Clio RenaultSPORT 200 Cup 20th Anniversary Edition - #19 of 30 - The French Connection...
2004 Volkswagen Golf R32 MkIV - #044 of 200 - Gone But Not Forgotten...
"Racing is life; Anything that happens before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen -=-=- "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" - Unknown
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