victoria green plates (stupid)

[holmsy]

i havent seen a thread about this yet.

i have just received a set of green p plates in the mail
and a note telling me that from july 1st i have to display green plates
anyone that received their license before 1july 2008 uses green plates and anyone after 1july 2008 will use red plates.

green being the less restrictive ones.

anyone else thing this is a waste of time and money. why not make the new people use green plates so everyone doesnt have to go out and get new ones.

damn the green looks gay to

[BLWNLTD]

yer I just got mine in the mail to I freaked thinking (logically) that the new P platers would have the green and all the previous ones would simply keep the red. But after a little read it seems all the previous P platers get the green and the new ones the red. I think it is very stupid but after my morning spent at vic roads for another reason nothing at all surprises me.

[pHaT`eL]

LOL, Beth just got hers, what a stupid idea, im with you, make the new p platers use green. NSW is the opposite isnt it? Green first then red? bahh.. retards at VR..

[Bomber]

damn the green looks gay to

hmmm it will suit you very well then mate....

[holmsy]

http://www.gls.arrivealive.vic.gov.au for more details

basically anyone that receives them in the mail who gives a crap none of the restrictions apply to us
especially if you go your license before this time last year.
those within the last year i beleive cant drive 8's and turbos etc.

[lukeh]

Got mine in the mail today aswell...had me worried for a second thinking id be stuck with the stupid passenger restrictions etc, but instead we just get green P plates.
Hopefully now the coppas will focus more on the red platers and leave the greens alone....random breath tests and RW inspections ftl

[holmsy]

there is an upside to all this.

all the younger sluttier chicks will be highlighted by the red plates no more woundering if the chick is gana be 18 or 21

[want_a_el]

http://www.gls.arrivealive.vic.gov.au for more details

basically anyone that receives them in the mail who gives a crap none of the restrictions apply to us
especially if you go your license before this time last year.
those within the last year i beleive cant drive 8's and turbos etc.

they cant have any mods at all either can they??

[back2back]

lol that'll defo be handy Holmsy.
Damn, the green looks terrible against the cardinal red body :s

[Adumb]

^^^
LOL, good thinkin

Still does seem kinda stupid, i would have just given the newbies green

[holmsy]

no performance mods no.
it says all that on the site.

HIGH POWERED VEHICLES
If you are a probationary driver and obtained your licence after 1 July 2007, you can't drive a vehicle with:

* An engine of eight or more cylinders
* A turbocharged or supercharged engine
* Certain high performance six cylinder engines
* An engine that has been modified to increase the vehicle's performance.

If they get caught driving any of these vehicles, they’ll have to pay a fine and you’ll receive three demerit points.

Vehicles excluded from these restrictions...

* Turbocharged or supercharged diesel powered cars (without engine performance modifications)
* Nominated vehicles with low powered turbocharged or supercharged engines, including Suzuki Cappucino 2D Cabriolet Turbo 3 cylinder 689cc, Daihatsu Copen L880 2D Convertible 4 cylinder 659cc
* All models of the Smart car, produced by Mercedes Benz.
* Vehicles driven as a part of the driver’s employment and at the request of the employer.

[Dezza]

Vehicles excluded from these restrictions...

* Turbocharged or supercharged diesel powered cars (without engine performance modifications)
* Nominated vehicles with low powered turbocharged or supercharged engines, including Suzuki Cappucino 2D Cabriolet Turbo 3 cylinder 689cc, Daihatsu Copen L880 2D Convertible 4 cylinder 659cc
* All models of the Smart car, produced by Mercedes Benz.
* Vehicles driven as a part of the driver’s employment and at the request of the employer.

So a Smart car is safer than a Volvo turbo? These rules are complete bullshit. They don't affect me, as I'm fully licensed, but they are just stupid. How many P-platers have wrapped stock standard VN Commodore V6's around trees? Plenty. Banning P-platers from V8's etc. will do bugger all.

[stav50]

this is retarded, i havnt got mine yet, but very silly, they better be good, like the see through red ones none of this non see thru shit. and does this pretty much mean turning 21 has no advantages anymore?? it seems as though u gotta have ur p's for 4 yrs now

[Kaddis]

Just wait til they get off there p's and going from stock 4 or 6cyl to a 6lt V8.

The green p's do look pretty gay. No p's FTW.

[YBYAVL]

Victoria FTL

[PSI250]

yep this sucks, as everyone has mentioned above, the logical thing would be keep it as it is and the new 'restricted' P's get the green plate.

sucks even more for me, i'll be on my green P's till i;m 25

[krisisdog]

LOL, Beth just got hers, what a stupid idea, im with you, make the new p platers use green. NSW is the opposite isnt it? Green first then red? bahh.. retards at VR..

NSW is red for 1 yr then green for 2. I've got less than a year and I'll be off P plates all together YAY!.

[UNEZED]

I just got mine but now i gotta find a magnetic one cause cant really see these fukin things through my tinted windows n i dont have 3 pts to spare on my licence

[YBYAVL]

I just got mine but now i gotta find a magnetic one cause cant really see these fukin things through my tinted windows n i dont have 3 pts to spare on my licence

fukem...argue the point....theyr still displayed
i did...so they fined me for not havin the front 1 up....dodgey fukn prix

ive got the 2 layers of tint + the turbo faclon directly over the P-Plate
Cop: wheres ur P-Plates
Me: in the window
Cop: where?
*gets out an points*
Me: there
Cop: jesus mate i can barley see it
Me: but u can still see it
Cop: ok, wheres ur front 1
Me: *pause*
Cop: $135 an 3 points
Me: *shakes his hed*

needles to say, ive got a front 1 up now

theres noway id have my Pz on the outide of the car....jus looks gayer then aids

any1 no y NSW have to display on the outside?
Victoria FTW on that 1

[UNEZED]

nah not 4 da out side but same place as i have da one now on the vernitians in bak window

[shane-ed]

Yeh i got my green p's today, they look fukn gay as.
and what dus it mean specifically with-
* An engine of eight or more cylinders
* A turbocharged or supercharged engine
* Certain high performance six cylinder engines
* An engine that has been modified to increase the vehicle's performance
so something basic like a sports exhaust cant be on a car?

[[D1SCNT]]

yer i dont get it...

and yesh green on cardinal = libarachy gay!!!!

[nommic]

all the younger sluttier chicks will be highlighted by the red plates no more woundering if the chick is gana be 18 or 21

True. P-plates are a useful identification tool.

Lancer + P-plates + blonde chick driving = slut
Commodore/Statesman + P-plates = will race me at the lights

I like not having P-plates though. You don't look like a young immature driver. Just a slightly older dickhead

[naz0]

Yeh i was like WTF!!?? i dont want these things.

Its ok i only got 4 months left on my P's.

[shane-ed]

yer i dont get it...

and yesh green on cardinal = libarachy gay!!!!

yeh i know man its going to look gay

[[Sterling]]

* Vehicles driven as a part of the driver’s employment and at the request of the employer.

SIK! i can still drive the boss's BF XR6T!

havent got my green ones yet

[krisisdog]

any1 no y NSW have to display on the outside?
Victoria FTW on that 1

not sure, some gay rule they came up with because they arent visible enough or cant be identified as quickly or some shit. My car looked so much better when they were in the windows

so something basic like a sports exhaust cant be on a car?

Technically, yes. Even a pod in a box could be deemed a performance enhancement if the cop doesnt like you. I was going to just lower mine and put on extractors with std exhaust, but that idea got fkd off pretty quick. I've got extractors + 'hi-flo' cat with a 1 muffler lukey, and even though i'm not meant to have any mods cops dont give a fk. just dont drive like a dikhead when theyre around (eg slip in clutch and coast by), and they wont look twice.
Also helps when you dont have 18" rims/chromies.

[shane-ed]

yeh well i duno because they were the rules but, i got mine b4 july 07 so dus it change 4 me cos i have a full sportsy

[krisisdog]

From what I just read if you got your Ps before July 08 then it doesnt matter.

[holmsy]

it still does matter to anyone that has got them in the last year.
they still have the restrictions on what cars they can drive.

if you got it before july 07 then no it doesnt make a difference ya jus have to put up different plates

[shane-ed]

wicked

[RaLLy_KaTTy]

I came home from work an dad goes ur ganna be a green p plater and i was like what the hell no i not LOL till i got inside and read it... Its bull crap! That means i gotta buy green stick on ones coz i getting tinted windows like 2 times darker then legal or some shit

[holmsy]

meh i am buying 2 sets when they put them in shops.
i hate the ones they give ya. they annoy the **** out of me.

[Kaddis]

* Vehicles driven as a part of the driver’s employment and at the request of the employer.

SIK! i can still drive the boss's BF XR6T!

havent got my green ones yet

Nah afriad not kester, Unless you apply for an exemption.

My mate just bought a new VE SS ute he's 19 but because he's a subie (self-employed) its actually a business car.

He has applied for an exemption from vicroads so after they grant it he's all good to go.

[EdFairmontGhia]

I wonder how easy it will be to try and get an exemption.... kind like the 2am lockout in melb, with the 150 pubs granted exemptions when asked for them... just more money for our ever loving government.

[YBYAVL]

i must go home an chek my shit....im sure to be a greeny....wonder if theyll leave us alone a touch more then those yung kunts on reddies!

[ned]

Just get your boss the write you a letter saying you need to drive a boosted car.

And the previous comment about sluts in Lancer's no longer applies in Geelong, it's mainly fat birds that drive them.
Ho's drive 5.0 Statesman's now.

[nommic]

Good point actually ned. Everyone in Geelong seems to have a Stato though.

[Eb Barbie]

What a load of crap! My brother will be going onto his Ps as a red P plater and i have had my license for over a year now and i have to change to green!! What dummys are running this place. Wouldnt it be a hell of alot easier to get the newbs on green Ps??
Plus the fact that green clashes terribly with pink

[pHaT`eL]

* Vehicles driven as a part of the driver’s employment and at the request of the employer.

SIK! i can still drive the boss's BF XR6T!

havent got my green ones yet

You wont get yours for another year