What a great legal loop hole, you could be a suspended rider or driver than apply for his/her L's under a different class & essentially have new legal license to get around.MrWasabi wrote:Speaking from experience, i had my P's (riders) suspended and my full (driver) untouched a few years back. Confirmed when a copper pulled me over a few months after getting suspended, but i was driving. I asked him and he said my license had checked out but he noticed i had a suspended riders permit.
Checked my demerit points on my full license and they were untouched.
RTA explained it that i lost my provisional license to ride because the offence was on the bike. Once the P turns into an unrestricted license, it is then considered one license and with the 12 demerit points.
When on your L and P's they each class holds its own points, as they are considered permits to ride so are penalised differently. Otherwise you would have a max of 12 points on your L's
16 points on your license according to the old demerit scheme scale and whatever offence & or demerits incurred on your P bike license did not apply to your unrestricted drivers license? Don't believe that applies today.
Wattie's explaination is plausible which is what I initially believed, however speeding offences that are considered a onspot suspension apply to both licenses automatically.
