L Plates

[hilary.denni]

What is the difference between green L plates and red L plates?

[Toureman]

Red L plates are mandatory for provisional licence holders.

Green L plates are optional for full licence holders. usually displayed by drivers who have just passed their test but are still a bit frightened of driving, they hope other drivers will be more tolerant of them!

[hilary.denni]

thanks toureman, do they replace the green P plates then, i thought that was what they were for!

[dan_999uk]

Neither green L plates or P plates of any colour have any legal meaning in the UK. They are both taken to mean "new driver".

[ugly_bob]

yep they both mean the same thing, but are not compulsory in Britain as dan says.
I believe you have to use green P plates for 6 months after passing in N.Ireland though.

[rojash]

About 155 nanometres