Statutory guidance

L plate size rules

The rules about the size of L plates that must be displayed on a vehicle being driven by a learner driver.

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Any vehicle driven by a learner must display red L plates. By law they must be:

  • a red letter on a white background
  • a certain size

Updates to this page

Published 23 July 2014

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