People who trim the white off of their L/N plates?

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Most law abiding people thankfully. Equally importantly the Gardai care, and so does the legal system.

There is simply no excuse for driving uninsured. Ever.

p.s. Your tv doesn't weigh a ton and a half and is not capable of travelling at 100+mph, or maiming of killing innocent people, or causing €millions in damages.

What does driving uninsured or travelling at 100 plus mph have to do with any of this ? I never mentioned anything about either

I did this 17 years ago. It was cool back then.

lalababa wrote: »

Yes this is a thing! As soon as they see the L their tiny brains compute that this is a second class road user/hinderence/obstacle/annoyance that must be overtaken asap and at all costs no matter what the circumstances.
A similar but less pronounced reaction occurs when they find them self's behind an older vehicle.

Ditto, I can also say I have experienced this. Whenever I drive my girlfriends car which has L plates there is a huge increase in people pulling out in front of me on junctions and roundabouts for fear of being stuck behind the slow learner driver.

_Brian wrote: »

Is that really a thing ??
TBH with families where maybe one out of four usingma vehicle needs an L plate I just pass no heed of them at all, are there really drivers who tailgate a car because it has an L plate ??

I could never understand that either. It's 20 years since I was a learner but I can't recall anyone treating me aggressively on the roads back then nor would I act that way towards L drivers myself.

However, I think the issue is if the L driver drives ridiculously slow or disrupts pace or makes dangerous/senseless manouvers in a way a competent licenced driver wouldn't, that is what irks some drivers and then they may indulge in somewhat aggressive behaviour as they try to navigate around such poor learner drivers. Being honest, if I'm stuck for half an hour behind a learner driver doing just 50kph on a 80kph road that has non overtaking opportunities, then I find that extremely frustrating and you can end up involuntarily tailgating them somewhat as you wait for a rare opportunity to overtake. However, I'd be the same with a licenced driver doing the exact same. The problem is that many learners aren't yet fully confident on the road and are more prone to slower driving, not taking right turns when safe opportunities arise etc so the L plate blame is reinforced.

If someone who is deliberately trying to antagonise a perfectly competent driver simply because they have L plates, then they are a w**ker.

A funny thing I've seen in my area at least 5 or 6 times and always by African residents is that they turn the L plate sticker upside down or sideways on their windscreens...I'm not sure do some of them understand that L is for learner?:D