at what age do you come off your p's?

[mummy2lilly]

My Df's Sister in law is 22 and still on her p's and i thought your off them when your 21?

[sweetseven]

I thought it was five years if under 25, or one year if 25+. However that was 10 years ago, so it might've changed since then.

[Milliner]

It changed last year from 3 years on red P's to the graduated licensing system P1 AND P2 PROBATIONARY LICENCES


What’s different about a P1?

P1 requirements include…

* Must stay on a P1 licence for at least 12 months
* No mobile phone use of any kind.
* P1 driver can only carry one passenger aged between 16 and 21.
* No towing (unless for work or if under instruction).
* Restrictions on driving high powered vehicles
* Drink driving offenders may have an alcohol interlock fitted to their vehicle
* Any licence suspension, drink driving offence with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) up to 0.05, or drug driving offence will result in an extension of the P1 licence period for six months, plus the period of suspension.
* If the P1 licence is suspended, a passenger limit of one will apply for the remainder of the P1 period.
* Other existing P provisions will also apply.

What’s different about a P2?

P2 requirements include…

* A three year minimum
* Restrictions on driving high powered vehicles
* Drink driving offenders may have an alcohol interlock fitted to their vehicle.
* Any licence suspension will result in an extension of the P2 period by six months, plus the period of suspension.
* Other existing P provisions will also apply

From 1 July 2008, the new P1 and P2 probationary licence system will commence.

This is the third and final stage of the introduction of Victoria’s new graduated licensing system.

To help identify P1 and P2 drivers the colour of their P plates will be different. P1 drivers will have to display a white P on a red background and P2 drivers a white P on a green background. Examples of these are displayed below.

It is important for all learner and probationary drivers to display the correct plates whenever they drive a vehicle. If you don’t display the correct plates, you could incur three demerit points and be fined.


It's not a specific age, it's the length you are required to hold a probationary licence.