L- plates removed,is this common ?

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Just wondering has anyone noticed the number of cars going around with L-plates is a lot less now than say a week ago, it seems that some drivers have removed them so as not to come to the attention of the garda,as i know of one person who is waiting on a test, but in the mean time decided to remove the stickers and continue driving, just wondering how common this and what the consequence of this action might be.
 
As far as I know it was very common even before the new rules came in so it's probably even more so now!
 
I have also noticed this.

The penalty for not displaying L Plates should be worse than the penalty for not having a fully licenced driver if required, otherwise there is no reason for the Learner Driver to keep displaying the plates.

Does anyone know if this is the case?
 
Fine of €1,000 for not displaying an L plate (here
I suspect some cars are shared (e.g. driven by the children), and perhaps the licensed driver now takes down the plates when they're behind the wheel?
 


It's a grand to get caught with no plates, plus another grand to get caught driving unassisted. Of course, now it's a lot more tempting to drive with no plates seeing as you're a lot more likely to get pulled over for having the plates than not.
 
I've noticed a lot of cars with marks on the rear window where L plates have been removed! Very obvious
 
Over the last 2 days driving 120 miles I haven't seen 1 car with an L plate on it!!!
 
I got into roughly 10 gardai checkpoints in the last two years - they were always checking tax and insurance discs and NCT. Not once I was asked to show my license (although I probably no longer look like being in my late teens ). Anyway, looks like they are more concerned about tax than driving licenses.
 
God yeah it's common. Never put L plates up and was at check points and openly told Gardai I just didn't bother.... Not once did they pass any remarks.
 
My son, who's just 18 and has a full licence thankfully, hasn't been asked for his licence once, event hough stopped a few times on regular checkpoints for tax/insce.
 
I was behind a car on Saturday, obviously with a driver under instruction. Lurching all over the road, braking nervously, misjudging every turn and completely confused at a roundabout. All of this at about 20 kmph. Young girl driving, older male passenger obviously directing them. No L plates. Stood out as if they has a neon sign on the car. Queue of cars following. I'm sure we'll see more of these now.
 

Assuming the male was a qualified driver, there was no reason not to display L plates.

Perhaps just laziness?
 
Graham_07 said:
My son, who's just 18 and has a full licence thankfully, hasn't been asked for his licence once, event hough stopped a few times on regular checkpoints for tax/insce.
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if everything is in order on the windscreen the usually dont bother about asking for the licence.
 
still seeing loads of L plates even the one's that are on upside down or sideways etc - these drivers worry me. If you can't put on your L plate correctly, I don't think you should be driving!!!
 
starlite68 said:
if everything is in order on the windscreen the usually dont bother about asking for the licence.
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True but one might expect notwithstanding the discs all in order, that an obviously young driver with no L plates might just occasionally be asked for their licence too to see if they might be a learner driving unaccompanied.
 

This is absolutely disgraceful! If I had seen that, I would taken the reg and report them to the Gardaí.
 
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