{"id":864,"date":"2014-12-14T21:43:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-14T21:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=864"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T21:49:33","slug":"learner-drivers-penalised-failing-display-l-plates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/learner-drivers-penalised-failing-display-l-plates\/","title":{"rendered":"Learner Drivers to be Penalised for Failing to Display \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Plates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Look out learners. New penalty fine laws have been introduced, which includes fines for failing to display \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 plates. <\/i><b><i>Book Theory Test Today<\/i><\/b><i> looks at what other driving offences are now punishable with a fine or increased penalty points. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On the 8<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> December, 2014, new penalty fine laws were introduced, which are applicable to every road user in the UK, including those of you learning to drive. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> blogger says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Most applicable to you is the law concerning \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 plates. Basically, the vehicle you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re learning in must display \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 plates. While there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no law where they must be placed on a vehicle, the DVSA does advise common sense when displaying them. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your job to make sure they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re clearly visible.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Failure to display \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 plates results in a fine of \u00c2\u00a360 and 3 to 6 points added to your licence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For fully fledged drivers, you will be subjected to changes to penalty points rules, which include the introduction of new offences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> blogger says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s understood that nine current offences will have increased penalty points, while 14 new offences have also been introduced, which will incur penalty points.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Offences like parking a car precariously will incur an on the spot, fixed charge fine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> blogger says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Offences like dangerous parking used to lead to a mandatory court appearance, which usually resulted in drivers receiving more penalty points if found guilty.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Penalty Points System<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Introduced in 2002, the penalty points system was implemented to deal with offences that pose a risk to road safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> blogger says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The system underwent review in 2012, resulting in the changes that drivers now face. These changes are now in legal effect as part of the Road Traffic Act 2014.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a statement from the Minister for Transport, Tourism &amp; Sport, Paschal Donohoe, he said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The fixed charge and penalty points system has played a major role in improving road safety in the years since its introduction.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What has changed? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new penalty points system reads as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>New offences<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Failure by learner or novice drivers to display L plates or P plates respectively on their cars<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers breaking a ban on U-turns<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Breaking rules on the use of mini roundabouts<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Offences relating to the size and weight of larger vehicles<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Going beyond no-entry to vehicles signs<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Disobeying traffic control signs<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Driving without a licence plate or with one that has been altered inaccurately<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Offences subjected to a change in the number of penalty points they now carry<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Driving without a test certificate <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dangerous parking<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Failure to keep to the left-hand side of the road<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dangerous overtaking<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Driving across the road\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s middle line<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Failure to stop for a stop sign<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Failure to yield at a yield sign or yield line<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Not following traffic signs at junctions<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Driving through traffic lights<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Breaking of speed restrictions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Be mindful of these new rules otherwise you could end up with points on your licence before you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve even passed a <b>theory test<\/b> or driving exam.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a <b>UK theory test<\/b>, or practical test, at test centres across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your <b>theory test<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your <b>theory test<\/b>? <b>Book your theory test online<\/b> today\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look out learners. New penalty fine laws have been introduced, which includes fines for failing to display \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcL\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 plates. Book Theory Test Today looks at what other driving offences are now punishable with a fine or increased penalty points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,1],"tags":[101],"class_list":["post-864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learning-to-drive","category-uncategorized","tag-learning-to-drive-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}