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Display "L" Plate
Display "L" Plate
What the Law states - Display "L" Plate
ROAD SAFETY (DRIVERS) REGULATIONS 1999
Learners must display appropriate plates
214. Learners must display appropriate plates
(1) A learner driver must not drive a motor vehicle on a highway (other than a
tractor) unless an "L" plate is conspicuously displayed-
(a) in the case of a motor cycle or motor trike, facing out from the rearof the motor cycle or motor trike; or
(b) in any other case, facing out from the front and rear of the motorvehicle.
Maximum Penalty in Victoria
2 penalty units
What the Prosecution must prove - Display "L" Plate - Vic
1. The learner driver drove a motor vehicle on a highway without an "L" plate conspicuously displayed.
Possible Defences - Display "L" Plate
1. Factual dispute.
2. Identification dispute
Which court will hear the charge of Display "L" Plate
Magistrates' Court.
