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I have some terrific news I recieved today after completing a 1 hour long driving test today I passed and am now officially a P plater (have a probationary licence). I am both excited and relived it has been a long and hard road but one which I am glad I have taken as it has lead to my biggest achievement so far. For those of you unfamiliar with the Victorian system this means I can drive alone with restrictions for three years these restrictions are. Unfortunately I found out today I cant pick up the actual licence for about a week a small price to pay I guess.

* Restrictions on driving high powered vehicles
* Display P plates on front and back of car you are driving
* .00 Blood Alcohol Concentration whilst driving
* Carry probationary licence at all times whilst driving
* Can only drive automatic vehciles

a bit strange system, but who knows, maybe it's better.
anyway, congratulations!! !

Congratulations

Enjoy driving!

Congratulations.

I know I'll probably never do my driving test because i don't have the hand ey co-ordination for it. I may be able to do automatic cars because they are really easy, but manual cars I wouldn't even be able to change a gear. it just seems overly complicated. I think I like Motorbikes more but maybe one without gears, unless of course the gears are like bike gears.

Nice, I remember when I got my license, one thing I'll never forget is that the officer who passed me had a prosthetic hand. That also happened to be my third attempt at the test, the first time I got enough points docked to fail twice .

Congratulations on getting this far with your license, I would hate the amount of restrictions

In the UK, as long as you got a full license, you can drive almost any vehicle, except some unless you own the vehicle. No restriction on any amount of power. Gain 6 points out of a maximum of 12 and the tests have to be re-done.

I didn't bother with "P" plates as I was driving illegally before that anyway, and with my roadsense and bicycle skills, I had no problems. But "P" plates aren't necessary here. I have been in situations where my driving illegally has helped me. I could've had my car written off if I didn't engage reverse quickly enough (manual/stick)

Again, congratulations

Good job, Catster2!

I have always driven automatics--- they are far more common anyway. I did learn how to drive a manual ( badly, but oh well...) and this may come in handy if I am stranded somewhere and my only means of getting out happens to be a manual automobile. But it is not likely.
Here in Florida, you almost HAVE to drive. There are no high-speed trains, only slow ones and most of those are cargo trains. Buses don't run at night and are limited on weekends. No subways. Taxicabs are expensive. And everything is spread out ( we call it "urban sprawl"). This is in the city, mind you. If you live out in the suburbs or more rural areas, there are NO buses and the nearest store might be over a mile away. Add to this that we are in the rainy season, so if you walk outdoors, you WILL get rained on any given time--- it even rains sometimes without any visible clouds in the air! Every day, just about. And it's HOT--- 90's ( farenheit) every day, and humid. Walking anywhere will make you want to drop to the ground and give up.
So if you live in Florida, driving ( even with a restricted license) is a major plus and in many cases, a necessity.