In the UK we have green “L” plates (or “P” if you’re Welsh, hurrah!) to signify a new driver. Does Ireland have any equivilent?
I feel it is only fair to warn people first…
Last summer, when I was in Ireland (Republic of, not the UK part) with relatives, we noticed a number of cars with L stickers in the back window. We eventually determined that it meant “learner”.
Red “L” plates signify a learner in the UK also. No worries there mate!
We could seriously use something like this in the US.
Its not the recently qualified drivers you shuold be worried about. Its the whole generation of Irish drivers with a full licence who never even had to sit a test that are scary.
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I used the green ‘L’ plates for about two days after passing my test, then went out without them and was amazed at how much better I was treated by other road users. Whilst warning people you are a new driver is all well and good, if they are going to use that information as an excuse to intimidate you then I say it’s not worth it.
As for the OP, i can’t find anything on eire, but newly qualified drivers are required in Northern Ireland to display “R” plates for one year, and these drivers are restricted to 45mph. This page tells you about the legal restrictions on driving in many countries, and this is the driving instructor registry ofIreland, which i cant find mentioning anything about identification for new drivers.
To actually answer the OP there are no identifying symbols or plates for newly qualified drivers in Ireland. If you pass the driving test you can drive home without any identifying marks. Of course if you fail you can still drive home, but that’s another story.
Is the P really the Welsh version? I’ve seen them around in London, and assumed it was just an alternative to the green L: “P” for “probationary”.
Minor hijack - I’ve seen an ‘L’ plate on a horse. Actually, it was on the rider’s back and underneath read ‘Young horse’.