Red P Plates: Do You Know the Rules?

The provisional P1 Licence (or red Ps) is the next stage after your learner licence. You have a new found freedom and the road seems limitless. However, with this freedom comes great responsibility. Every long weekend and holiday period our Roads and Maritime Services promote their “towards zero” campaign which aims for zero road deaths or injuries involving motor vehicles. This means you have a responsibility to make sure you are following road rules and are always vigilant behind the wheel.

Pursuant to P1 road rules as at 28 February 2022, when your red Ps, YOU MUST :

• Only drive compliant cars;
• Display red P plates clearly on the outside of the front and back of the car;
• Tow trailers less than 250 kilograms of unloaded weight, and display your red P plate
  on the back of the trailer;
• Ensure all everyone in the car is seated wearing a seatbelt or approved restraint;
• Only drive a car of the same transmission in which you passed your driving test. If
  you took your test in an automatic car, that is the only type of car you can drive while
  on your red Ps.

Pursuant to P1 road rules as at 28 February 2022, when your red Ps, YOU MUST NOT :

The peer passenger condition:
If you are under the age of 25 and are on your red Ps, you must not drive with more than one (1) passenger who is under the age of 21 between 11pm and 5am. In some circumstances there are exemptions. You may apply for an exemption at your local service NSW.