P-plate
(UK) A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large green letter P - optional not mandatory - placed on a vehicle, probably to indicate that the driver has recently passed his or her driving test.
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(UK) A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large green letter P - optional not mandatory - placed on a vehicle, probably to indicate that the driver has recently passed his or her driving test.
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(AU, UK) A plastic square sticker or sign bearing a large letter P, placed on a vehicle to indicate that the driver only has a probationary driver's licence, for various possible reasons.
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- P-plater79%
(AU) One who has P-plates on their vehicle, indicating that they only have a provisional driver's licence.
- L-plater71%
(AU) One who has L-plates on their vehicle, indicating that they are learning to drive.
- number plate66%
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Either of a pair of rectangular metal plates bearing an alphanumeric code, fixed to the front and rear of a motor car to show its identity as registered with the DVLA.
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(US, Canada) A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.