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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 August 2014 - onwards
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4. Display of N-plate or tabard by novice driver

(1) A novice driver shall not drive a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place unless -

(a) in the case of a motorcycle, there is displayed on a yellow fluorescent tabard worn over the person's outside clothing the letter "N", not less than 15 centimetres high in red on a white ground, in clearly visible vertical positions to the front and rear of the person's torso, or

(b) in the case of a mechanically propelled vehicle other than a motorcycle, there are displayed on the vehicle rectangular plates or signs bearing the letter "N", not less than 15 centimetres high in red on a white ground, in clearly visible vertical positions to the front and rear of the vehicle.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.