{"id":3291,"date":"2015-03-04T16:36:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingenie.wpengine.com\/young-drivers-guide\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2017-09-15T16:51:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:51:29","slug":"do-i-need-p-plates-after-i-pass-my-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ingenie.com\/young-drivers-guide\/do-i-need-p-plates-after-i-pass-my-test","title":{"rendered":"Do I need P-plates after I pass my test?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once you've passed your driving test, it's tempting to see yourself as a driving genius. You put in the time, you paid the money. You're all set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Except you're kind of not. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are P-plates?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

Passing your test is by no means the end of the learning to drive process - not even close. P-plates tell other drivers that you're still getting to grips with driving alone, and they need to give you some space and consideration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 'P' stands for 'probationary' which sounds like you just got released from juvy but really reflects the fact that you're in the 2-year period when your licence can be revoked if you get 6 penalty points or more<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Like your L-plates, P-plates let everyone know that they shouldn't try to nip out in front of you if they value their bumpers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

Do P-plates work?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

Opinions on this vary wildly. In student forums there are people claiming they were treated worse because other drivers expected them to drive badly - but others saying they kept their P-plates on longer than they needed because they were treated so much better and had fewer problems with tailgating<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The only way to find out is to give it a try. For your first drive alone<\/a> in particular, P-plates can just be a bit of a confidence boost.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n\"Click<\/a>\r\n \r\n\r\n

Check out the most important things to do right after passing your test<\/a>.<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once you’ve passed your driving test, it’s tempting to see yourself as a driving genius. You put in the time, you paid the money. You’re all set. Except you’re kind of not. What are P-plates? Passing your test is by no means the end of the learning to drive process – not even close. P-plates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":3299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-to-drive","learning-to-drive"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n