Novice Driver's Graduated Demerit Points Quiz

Test your knowledge of novice driver and demerit point restrictions in Western Australia.

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* 1. A novice driver type 1 is somebody who:

Has never held a driver’s licence and has been issued with a learner’s permit

Has held a driver’s licence for less than one year

Has held a driver’s licence for a moped (R-N class) for under one year

Has held a driver’s licence for 6 months and progressed from red to green P plates

All of the above

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* 2. A novice driver type 2 is somebody who:

Has held a driver’s licence for more than one year but less than 2 years

Has held a driver’s licence for a moped (R-N class) for over 2 years

Has held a driver’s licence for 6 months and progressed from red to green P plates

Has held a driver’s licence for over 2 years but is less than 19 years of age

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* 3. A provisional licence holder is somebody who has held a driver’s licence for 2 years or periods adding up to two years but has not reached the age of 19:

True

False

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* 4. Will I incur demerit points for a careless driving infringement while I am a novice or provisional driver?

No. You will be subject to a mandatory three month period of disqualification on payment of the infringement or conviction by a court and your driver’s licence may be cancelled.

Yes. You will incur demerit points and no disqualification

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* 5. Your novice driver period will be extended if you do not renew your driver’s licence on or before the expiry date or where you are disqualified from holding a driver’s licence?

True

False

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* 6. I become a novice driver type 2 when I change my P plates from red to green after 6 months:

True

False. You will still be a novice driver type 1 until you have held a provisional driver’s licence for a period of 1 year or aggregate periods of 1 year.

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* 7. I am a novice driver type 1 and have accrued more than 4 points. Will I be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for a period of 3 months?

Yes. You will be disqualified once a notice is served on you.

No. You can accrue 8 demerit points before this happens.

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* 8. I am a novice driver type 2 and have accrued more than 8 demerit points. Will I be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for a period of 3 months?

Yes. You will be disqualified once a notice is served on you.

No. You can accrue more than 8 demerit points before this happens.

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* 9. I accrued 4 demerit points as a novice driver type 1 and I am now a novice driver type 2. Will my driver’s licence be suspended?

Yes. You will be disqualified once a notice is served on you because you accrued the 4 demerit points before becoming a novice driver type 2

No. The notice will be cancelled and I can accrue 8 or more demerit points.

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* 10. I accrued 8 demerit points as a novice driver type 2 and I am now an ordinary licence holder. Will I be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for a period of 3 months?

Yes. You will be disqualified once a notice is served on you because you accrued the 8 demerit points before becoming an ordinary licence holder. You may be eligible to elect a 12 months GBP instead of serving this disqualification.

No. The notice will be cancelled and I can accrue 12 or more demerit points.

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* 11. I accrued 6 demerit points while on my red P plates, will I exceed my permitted amount of demerit points?

Yes - if the demerit point offences occurred within your novice driver type 1 period

No - if the demerit point offences occurred within your novice driver type 2 period

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* 12. As a novice driver type 1, can I drive on my own between midnight and 5.00 am?

Yes, if in the course of employment; or:

For the purpose of travelling to or from employment and by the shortest practicable route for achieving that purpose; or

For the purpose of travelling to or from schooling and by the shortest practicable route for achieving that purpose; and in the case of travel from employment or schooling, the travel commences as soon as is practicable after the employment or schooling ceases.

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* 13. If I am disqualified as a provisional/novice driver do I have to reapply for my driver’s licence?

Yes, if your licence has been cancelled or has expired

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* 14. What conditions/restrictions apply to Provisional/Novice Drivers?

A night time restriction for the first 6 (six) months of holding a driver’s licence

A 0.00% BAC limit for the time classed as a provisional/novice driver

Restriction on demerit points that can be accrued

All of the above

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