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EXCEEDING 750KG GROSS VEHICLE MASS. LEARNER MOTORCYCLE RIDERS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO TOW TRAILERS AT ALL.

HAVING GAINED A PROVISIONAL LICENCE, NOVICE DRIVERS CAN ONLY

RETAIN THE LICENCE IF THEY DO NOT ACCRUE 8 OR MORE DEMERIT

POINTS DURING THE 3 YEAR PERIOD OF THE LICENCE. IT WILL BE

INCUMBENT ON EACH PROVISIONAL LICENCE HOLDER TO ENSURE THAT

THEIR DRIVING BEHAVIOR DOES NOT ATTRACT MORE THAN 8 DEMERIT

POINTS OR THE LICENCE WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR A MANDATORY 3

MONTH PERIOD. PROVISIONAL LICENCE PERIODS WILL BE EXTENDED

BY THE SAME PERIOD OF ANY LICENCE SUSPENSION. _ .

UPON COMPLETION OF THE THREE YEAR PROVISIONAL LICENCE PERIOD, DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO PROGRESS TO A FULL LICENCE-WHICH HAS A 12 DEMERIT POINT LIMIT OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD BEFORE SANCTIONS WILL BE APPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES. THE MAXIMUM BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LEVEL APPLIED TO FULL LICENCE HOLDERS IS 0.05 MG PER 100 MLS.

ALL FULL LICENCE HOLDERS WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN 7 OR MORE DEMERIT POINTS ARE ACCRUED. IF 12 OR MORE DEMERIT POINTS ARE ACCRUED LICENSEES WILL BE ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE AN OPTION OF EITHER ACCEPTING A 3 MONTH SUSPENSION OR DRIVING ON A PROBATIONARY LICENCE FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS.

PROBATIONARY LICENCES ARE HELD FOR A MANDATORY PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS, AND DRIVERS ARE RESTRICTED TO A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION OF 0.02 MG PER 100 MLS AS WELL AS

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