Can you drive with L plates if your not a learner??

[Nikki037297]

I got a delivery from online (Uber eats) and a woman delivered my food. She had L plates on her car. Called me to say she’s lost and stayed on the phone while driving until she found me, I seen her drive in my street holding her phone to her ear, while she called me at first I thought she was waking as she said the name of the street and it was the one before mine so I assumed she was walking as she was on the phone but anyways she drove into my street on the phone and had L plates on her car and was the only person In the car. I tried to ask what’s going on bur her English was not good and she didn’t understand I told her I was worried if she’s a learner and driving around by her self she will get into trouble!!!

Am I correct?? Or could she be teaching someone else to drive and not removed the L plates and this is ok to do?

It does say on the gov.uk website that 'You should take L plates off your vehicle when it’s not being used by a learner.'

It doesn't say what the penalty is - if any - for not following that rule.

There isn't a penalty and it isn't a rule. It's guidance as set out in the Highway Code like @Isgooglebroken says.

L plates or not, it’s definitely illegal - and dangerous - to use the phone while driving.

@QuillBill

If the police see somebody driving a car on their own with an L plate on for example they could well think it's an unaccompanied learner which is obviously illegal Come on! That's a stretch.

It isn't a stretch at all. I do know an arsewipe who did this.