Can Red P platers drive after 11pm Qld?
A late night driving restriction will apply for 1 year and means you can’t drive between 11pm and 5am. The restriction will still apply even if you upgrade to an open driver licence or add another class to your licence. The date your late night driving restriction starts will depend on why it is being applied.
How long do you have red P plates for QLD?
When you pass the Q-SAFE Practical Driving Test, your red Ps (provisional P1 licence) is valid for up to 5 years or until you get your green Ps (provisional P2) or open licence (if you were 24 when you got your P1 licence). Your provisional P1 licence can be renewed if you haven’t progressed.
Can P1 drivers listen to music Qld?
Both P1 and P2 probationary drivers must never use any hands-free or hand-held device while driving, which includes listening to music. This applies even if you are able to change tracks or adjust volume from your steering wheel or car stereo or store your phone in a commercially designed holder.
Are Tesla P plates legal Qld?
Electric vehicles are automatically approved for P-platers, including vehicles such as the Tesla – described as “the world’s only electric supercar” and which “accelerates faster than most sports cars”.
What does a blue P plate mean in QLD?
Peninsula Young Drivers Learn Skills and Safety on our Roads Launched last month, the Blue P program supports learner drivers and their parents with practical driver safety and skills training.
Do police pull over learner drivers?
A learner driver would be the last person you’d imagine to be involved in a heated police chase.
Can a learner driver drive a turbo car QLD?
Learners and red and green P Plate licence holders must observe a 0.0 BAC (blood alcohol content) and cannot drive high-performance vehicles (such as V8 or turbocharged engines) or vehicles with modifications that increase performance or any other vehicle identified by the RTA.
Can Red P platers use a GPS QLD?
The road laws in Queensland don’t seem to be particularly clear on GPS restrictions for provisional licence holders. As you correctly surmise, P1 drivers are prohibited from using hands-free kits, wireless handsets and loudspeaker functions. However, all these rules refer specifically to mobile phones.
Can passengers use their phones Qld?
If your phone is in a pocket of your clothing or a pouch you’re wearing, you must not use it in any way. This includes touching it, looking at it or operating it with your voice. Passengers of learner and P1 provisional drivers are also banned from using a mobile phone’s loudspeaker function.
Can I use my phone as a GPS while driving?
Yes. A GPS device that is not a mobile phone is permitted for all drivers, as long as the device is secured in a mounting fixed to the vehicle and does not obscure the driver’s view of the road.
What does a blue P plate mean in Qld?
Can P platers drive V8 Qld?
For Queensland, that means a P-plater cannot drive: any vehicles with eight cylinders or more; any supercharged or turbocharged petrol vehicles (force-fed diesels are permitted); any vehicles with more than 210kW engine output; and any rotaries with an engine displacement of more than 1146cc.