DS just passed driving test but refuse to wear P plates

[GrumpyOldBag]

DS passed his test a few weeks ago & needs to drive 35 mile round trip every day. So, I bought DS some of those green P plates which show you are a new driver.

However, he won't have them on the car, saying it's better if other drivers just treat him like a normal driver rather than differently because he's only just passed his test.

For me, that's the whole point of him having the plates on - just for a couple of months until he gets more experience.

I'm paying for his petrol at the moment, & want to say the P plates are a condition of that.

Which of us is right?

I never used them. I find people can be horribly impatient with learning/new drivers, and I just wanted to blend into the traffic.

The fact that he's just passed his test does not make him the same as other road users. He is inexperienced and with the best will in the world will make mistakes. I would certainty make allowances for a P plate user but sadly I think your DS is right and that the macho attitude of other drivers see a young man with P plates as a threat .
DS girlfriend on the other hand was very reluctant to part with her P plates as she felt they told everyone she was a novice.
My DSs did not use them.
What was useful and hasn't been mentioned was a dash cam. DS would often show me footage of something and ask whether I thought he handled the situation correctly. We would talk it through.

yes but from what i have read some companies use it to bump up premiums, i considered one but what i read online put me off.

Wex you said 'I would certainty make allowances for a P plate' does this mean you would drive differently around someone who was slow/ stalling/ hesitant who didn't have a P plate? What would you do to them?

NerrSnerr of course not.
What I mean is that if a driver had P plates I would be prepared for them to be more likely to stall, be hesitant, or generally make a mistake. Not that I would somehow drive aggressively to anyone else who did that .

It seems I am in the minority in thinking that P plates should be compulsory for novice drivers , along with a raft of other restrictions like they have in Ireland, such as the carrying of passengers

I think it is reasonable for a new driver to stall more often. You are faced , in your first weeks of driving with more experiences that you have not faced in your lessons and it is OK to not necessarily know the best way to deal with them. This can lead to slower driving, possibly stalling and making mistakes. Alerting other drivers to that makes good sense in my mind.
In my case i also am driving a new unfamiliar car - even a seasoned driver might stall a different car than normal.
I feel that after 6 weeks I am feeling like I am ready to remove my P plates. I don't think other drivers have been difficult with me. But then I am a middle aged woman - not a young man.