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What (who) is L-plate - definition

VEHICLE LEARNER PLATE
L plate; L-plates; L plates; P-plate; P plate; P-plates; P plates; D-plate; L Plate; L-Plate; P-plater; D plate; L-plate
  • German ''driving school'' plate
  • New driver P-plate in Israel
  • Italian ''driving school'' plate

L-plate         
(L-plates)
In Britain, L-plates are signs with a red 'L' on them which you attach to a car to warn other drivers that you are a learner.
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L-plate         
¦ noun Brit. a sign bearing the letter L, attached to a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner.
Newly licensed driver plate         
An L-plate is a square plate bearing a sans-serif letter L, for learner, which must be affixed to the front and/or back of a vehicle in many countries if its driver is a learner under instruction, or a motorcycle rider with provisional entitlement to ride restricted motorcycles.

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Newly licensed driver plate

An L-plate is a square plate bearing a sans-serif letter L, for learner, which must be affixed to the front and/or back of a vehicle in many countries if its driver is a learner under instruction, or a motorcycle rider with provisional entitlement to ride restricted motorcycles.

Examples of use of L-plate
1. L–plate candidates will be given greater experience of high speed roads – such as dual carriageways – before being allowed to qualify for a full licence.
2. "People think they can jump on the scooter, stick an L plate on, and ride into the sunset," says Mr Collins.
3. A 12 month ‘L–plate‘ probationary period would raise the minimum age by which teenagers could qualify for a full licence and drive unsupervised on the road from 17 to 18.
4. They were quick and competent tutors and, after a dry run of an hour on the sand, in which we practised paddling and largely failed to execute the tricky twist required to stand up on our L–plate Malibus, we were, they judged, ready to broach the waves.