Hi i am a little confused it does not take a lot to confuse me!!!

I have a 18 year old daughter who has been driving for 1 year and 4 months when we arrive in perth
She is 19 a month after arriving can she drive on her uk driving licence or will she need to change her licence before she drives and get p plates?

If she pays straight away to change it will she then have to pay again to change it when she turns 19?

hope this makes sense thanks

Best to get this sort of info straight from the horses mouth so to speak, rather than relying on well intended opinion and outdated info.

Give these guys a call http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/aboutus/15761.asp
to make sure you keep yourselves right

As far as I know she can stay on the UK licence for a number of months (6?), the same as any other PR? Effectively she is on Ps though, even though it is a UK licence.

I went onto P plates for a year when I moved to Perth, as I had only recently passed my test in the UK. It lets other drivers know that you haven't got much driving experience, and there's the possibility - however slight - that a Perth driver might show some patience.

If you have PR in WA, you have to convert to a WA licence within 3 months, there are no such restrictions if you are on a temp visa.
However, as a new or novice driver, that makes it a little more complicated.
W.A. has two categories of new licence holder, a red P and a green P, each with their own restrictions.
Like I said get, your info direct from the licencing department and avoid any confusion

I think the P plate system is great. I understand it's being adopted in some form in Ireland too. It helps to make sense of a lot of behaviour and you adapt accordingly.

It doesn't improve driving standards at all. When Aussie drivers get off their P's they are still crap drivers.

Cutting up L and P plate drivers is great fun

At least when they're on their Ps you know that they have an excuse. I wouldn't say Aussie drivers are any worse than anywhere else in the world. Everyone is a rubbish driver compared to me though, obviously.

I often wonder how people can tell that a driver is Australian. I have a silver prado, my aussie friends have a silver prado and their yorkshire BIL has a silver prado. When we all went camping together I am wondering how someone would tell what nationality we all were when we were driving there

English drivers are more considerate and will let people in. Aussie drivers have a tendency to tailgate, won't let people in and are very aggressive. Obviously this is a generalisation however it does work as a rule of thumb. It also works for Asian drivers. They're the ones that just cannot drive.

I would agree that they will let people in but I experienced just as much aggression and tailgating during my trip to the UK last year. I think these traits are a result of the busy lifestyle most people seem to lead these days. Everyone in so impatient and in a hurry.

I agree with this P plate system as with this a person tends to grown in confidence and grow as a good driver over a period of time. So it is better to have a P on car rather than giving straight away the permanent driving license.

I dont need to see a P plate on a car... I assume every other driver on the road is a total fluckwit and drive accordingly...

Never had a point on my liscense touch wood and only ever had one accident aged 18....touch bigger piece of wood...

So thats 26 years of pointless driving....

Think how fit I'd be if I had choosen to cycle or walk instead!