When did you remove your 'L' board?

pratyush6 · 8th July 2013, 08:49

I have not yet. It is still there - driving my first car, its been 4 months & 3300 Kms.

Though I have a permanent license but occasionally my wife keeps getting ideas to drive and that's why that L.

BTW- I have not noted any difference in the people's behaviour if I am driving with the L Board - they still keep pestering you.

iSpoke · 8th July 2013, 12:26

I did remove it after 1.5+ years later only about 7K on odo, the cause was two folded. One that some friends advised to do it, because according to them an "L" sign encourages some morons to push you or honk unnecessarily. Luckily, I haven't have to experience it personally. Secondly, I wanted to keep it for I used to give driving lessons to my wife occasionally.
The day it started peel-off, I removed it considering both the fact to avoid the morons and those driving lesson days comes once in a half-year!

abirnale · 8th July 2013, 16:52

I had this conviction to get license when I can afford a vehicle first. So I first bought a two wheeler with LL. I learned two wheeler with L board in a month and took driving training for 4 wheeler at a school. Within 6 months I got my permanent DL for 4 wheelers first and then bought a perfect starter car - my blue M800! So it never had a L board on it. And As soon as I had bought M800, i sold the bike to known person with L board in place... So you can stay L board stayed with my bike as long as i drove it

After that almost every year or more I kept on changing my cars for various reasons including travel and relocation to other parts of world. The current car is the only one that has stayed with me for more than 2.5 years! No one in the family drives other than me, and so never needed a L board for others too.

lapis_lazuli · 18th July 2013, 14:10

Its still there; someone said, if you have a L board/sticker, chances are the car behind would be little careful, and probably a little more considerate...huh!

It somehow appealed to me, though it is untrue especially in NCR!

a4anurag · 18th July 2013, 22:49

I never had one on my car or the bike. I was not allowed to touch anything till I got my permanent license.

NO driving till 18 years old. This was the strict rule from my dad and I followed it.

AbelAFC · 27th July 2013, 23:46

Got my DL exactly a week ago, the L boards were off the cars even before I got home from college. Thanks Dad!

kannan666 · 28th July 2013, 19:17

Never had one as I actually learnt driving in a friend's jeep inside his estate in Coorg. Much later, got a license after joining a driving school as I did not own a car then !

bullrun87 · 29th July 2013, 07:53

The L board was off in a month(500kms) replaced with a got bhp? sticker

kutts · 8th August 2013, 09:20

Never had one for the car. But had a small "L" sticker on my 60cc Bajaj Sunny till I became 18yrs old since you were legally not permitted to drive above 50cc till then

Amol Mathur · 20th August 2013, 22:50

Same as most guys.. never put up any sticker for the big L . Although i got started on my home car n got a licence withina weeks time. But still I tend to keep my distance from those who put up the sign. I can remember how my wife learned to drive n I wish I had an L sign put up then.. for others safety offcourse.

Dieseldunk · 8th September 2013, 00:11

Well never had one to be removed. Learnt driving from my uncle and ever since there has been no looking back.
Cheers

igniteddriver · 9th October 2013, 19:15

I never put an 'L' board. I had a weird belief that other drivers (me excluded) on the road looked at learners as unpredictable ones. If lack of an 'L' inspires confidence in others, isn't that good?

dass · 9th October 2013, 19:44

Ironically, when I was learning to ride a scooter (Bajaj 150), I never had a L board. After some 15 years of riding and driving various vehicles, I now have an L board on my access, as my wife has just learn to ride and I use the scooter occassionally.

Swifdeep · 29th October 2013, 20:02

Had the L board only for the driving test, the sticker was gone as soon as the result was out.

DRC · 29th October 2013, 20:27

Wow... This made me go back in time!
I never had one on any of the cars I have driven. Yes, mine as well as others. (except the driving school car which was used for drivers' test)
Driving came to me naturally. I never actually learnt it. When I applied for the drivers' license I did not have a car. not among my friends either. I went straight to the driving test without the car and was offered a car by the driving school. In fact I was seeking a IDP for driving in US. 3 years later I bought my own car and never stuck a L sign on it.

8th July 2013, 08:49	#16
pratyush6 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 574 Thanked: 686 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? I have not yet. It is still there - driving my first car, its been 4 months & 3300 Kms. Though I have a permanent license but occasionally my wife keeps getting ideas to drive and that's why that L. BTW- I have not noted any difference in the people's behaviour if I am driving with the L Board - they still keep pestering you.
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8th July 2013, 12:26	#17
iSpoke BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pune Posts: 360 Thanked: 121 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? I did remove it after 1.5+ years later only about 7K on odo, the cause was two folded. One that some friends advised to do it, because according to them an "L" sign encourages some morons to push you or honk unnecessarily. Luckily, I haven't have to experience it personally. Secondly, I wanted to keep it for I used to give driving lessons to my wife occasionally. The day it started peel-off, I removed it considering both the fact to avoid the morons and those driving lesson days comes once in a half-year!
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8th July 2013, 16:52	#18
abirnale Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2013 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,936 Thanked: 9,552 Times View My Garage	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? I had this conviction to get license when I can afford a vehicle first. So I first bought a two wheeler with LL. I learned two wheeler with L board in a month and took driving training for 4 wheeler at a school. Within 6 months I got my permanent DL for 4 wheelers first and then bought a perfect starter car - my blue M800! So it never had a L board on it. And As soon as I had bought M800, i sold the bike to known person with L board in place... So you can stay L board stayed with my bike as long as i drove it After that almost every year or more I kept on changing my cars for various reasons including travel and relocation to other parts of world. The current car is the only one that has stayed with me for more than 2.5 years! No one in the family drives other than me, and so never needed a L board for others too.
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18th July 2013, 14:10	#19
lapis_lazuli BHPian Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Noida - NCR Posts: 794 Thanked: 2,969 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? Its still there; someone said, if you have a L board/sticker, chances are the car behind would be little careful, and probably a little more considerate...huh! It somehow appealed to me, though it is untrue especially in NCR!
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18th July 2013, 22:49	#20
a4anurag BANNED Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 12,346 Thanked: 21,451 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? I never had one on my car or the bike. I was not allowed to touch anything till I got my permanent license. NO driving till 18 years old. This was the strict rule from my dad and I followed it.
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27th July 2013, 23:46	#21
AbelAFC BHPian Join Date: May 2013 Location: KA-03 Posts: 310 Thanked: 211 Times	Got my DL exactly a week ago, the L boards were off the cars even before I got home from college. Thanks Dad!
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28th July 2013, 19:17	#22
kannan666 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KA-02 Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 133 Times View My Garage	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? Never had one as I actually learnt driving in a friend's jeep inside his estate in Coorg. Much later, got a license after joining a driving school as I did not own a car then !
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29th July 2013, 07:53	#23
bullrun87 BHPian Join Date: May 2013 Location: shimla Posts: 282 Thanked: 327 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? The L board was off in a month(500kms) replaced with a got bhp? sticker
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8th August 2013, 09:20	#24
kutts BHPian Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 256 Thanked: 446 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? Never had one for the car. But had a small "L" sticker on my 60cc Bajaj Sunny till I became 18yrs old since you were legally not permitted to drive above 50cc till then Last edited by kutts : 8th August 2013 at 09:21.
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20th August 2013, 22:50	#25
Amol Mathur Newbie Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6 Thanked: Once	Same as most guys.. never put up any sticker for the big L . Although i got started on my home car n got a licence withina weeks time. But still I tend to keep my distance from those who put up the sign. I can remember how my wife learned to drive n I wish I had an L sign put up then.. for others safety offcourse.
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8th September 2013, 00:11	#26
Dieseldunk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chennai,Bangalo Posts: 435 Thanked: 290 Times	Well never had one to be removed. Learnt driving from my uncle and ever since there has been no looking back. Cheers
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9th October 2013, 19:15	#27
igniteddriver BHPian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kasargod Posts: 76 Thanked: 381 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? I never put an 'L' board. I had a weird belief that other drivers (me excluded) on the road looked at learners as unpredictable ones. If lack of an 'L' inspires confidence in others, isn't that good?
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9th October 2013, 19:44	#28
dass Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,388 Thanked: 942 Times	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? Ironically, when I was learning to ride a scooter (Bajaj 150), I never had a L board. After some 15 years of riding and driving various vehicles, I now have an L board on my access, as my wife has just learn to ride and I use the scooter occassionally.
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29th October 2013, 20:02	#29
Swifdeep BHPian Join Date: May 2012 Location: Bangalore Posts: 64 Thanked: 18 Times	Had the L board only for the driving test, the sticker was gone as soon as the result was out.
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29th October 2013, 20:27	#30
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 907 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	Re: When did you remove your 'L' board? Wow... This made me go back in time! I never had one on any of the cars I have driven. Yes, mine as well as others. (except the driving school car which was used for drivers' test) Driving came to me naturally. I never actually learnt it. When I applied for the drivers' license I did not have a car. not among my friends either. I went straight to the driving test without the car and was offered a car by the driving school. In fact I was seeking a IDP for driving in US. 3 years later I bought my own car and never stuck a L sign on it.
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