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0.2??? you wish!
i think you mean 0.02

In tasmania its, no alcohol in body, 80km/h speed limit,
and we only have red Plates but after first year you dont need the plates and the speed limit is removed. but the no booze thing is there until you get your full licence, im unsure about how many points you get
so your still a provisional driver until your like 20 (if you get you licence when your 17) i think it could be 21...

in WA you have all 12 points and you also have a Blood Alchahol reading of 0.2 it's not much but you can have one beer......

and it's only the one P plate and you aren't restricted to 90km/h anymore it is 100km/h

wish they had that setup when i was doing my license.
but i didn't have to do a log book like the new ones.....

in South Australia you get four points and you can't have any alcohol at all in your blood at all... not even one beer, i guess they are trying to form a habbit?

we only have the red P's which you are on for 2 years. If you loose your license, you get it back in 6 months. Or you can appeal it

there is talk of changing to the P1,P2 system though.

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Over here, when someone gets their first licence it is a restricted "provisional" licecnce & they must display the provided red "P" plate on their car. Drivers are speed limited to 90 kph & the drivers point score limit is much lower.
Any traffic offence not only attracts the penalty of a fine, but also a demerit points penalty. The actual number of demerit points depends on the seriousness of the offence. In NSW, the accumulation of 13 points is enough to lose your licence, but for red "P" platers, it's about 3 or 4 points.

At the end of one year, the licence can be renewed & the driver now displays a green "P" plate. The speed restriction is raised to 100 kph & the point score is adjusted. This licence lasts for two years. [from memory]

When this term expires, a full licence is granted & the only speed restriction is the posted speed limit. The hope is that the driver has learned to drive by then, however, there are far too many who are hell bent on proving otherwise.

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damn right, it dosen't take much either...
failing to maintain lights,
failing to indicate and 60 in a 50 zone
all seperate occesions was enough to loose mine

hEY congratulations, just dnt be one of those guys driving round acting like king #### doin stupid things to impress girls... coz it usually doesnt work!

my bdays the 26th of july.. ... small world!

good luck with everything!!

Congrats Dude, have heaps of fun.....

you have the same birthday as my brother, have a good one!!!!!

I would say first time getting licence, P stands for provisional, you get this for a couple of years then you get the full unrestricted version.

Congratulations.

Translation is you're a beginning driver who lost his license (or permit) and just got it back (on probation)?