Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A learner driver must not drive a motor vehicle (other than a tractor) on a highway unless—
(a) an L plate is displayed facing out from the rear of the motor vehicle so that the letter "L" is clearly visible from a distance of 20 metres behind the vehicle; and
(b) in the case of a vehicle other than a motor cycle, an L plate is displayed facing out from the front of the vehicle so that the letter "L" is clearly visible from a distance of 20 metres ahead of the vehicle.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
(2) An experienced driver must not sit beside a learner driver, as required under regulation 46(2), if the learner driver is committing an offence against subregulation (1).
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
(3) A person who is not a learner driver must not drive a motor vehicle on a highway if there is displayed facing out from the front or rear of the motor vehicle a plate that is, or that resembles, an L plate.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
(4) Subregulation (3) does not apply to a person who is instructing a learner driver and who is driving the motor vehicle solely for the purposes of instructing the learner driver.
(5) In this regulation—
"L plate" means a plate measuring approximately 150 millimetres by 150 millimetres that has a black letter "L" clearly marked on a yellow background.