Police are under fire for using P-plates to disguise undercover cars to catch speeding motorists – but is what they're doing legal?
- Driver questioned legality of NSW Police using P-plates on unmarked vehicles
- Full licenced drivers baring P-plates is not a crime in New South Wales
- Even though the move is legal social media users have been left outraged
Police have been slammed after an undercover vehicle was spotted baring provisional plates.
A driver questioned the legality of the move to a social media page dedicated to pointing out police roadside testing points around Sydney.
An image, which resurfaced on Facebook after being originally posted in 2015, showed two uniformed officers sitting inside a black Holden Commodore with a red P-plate.
The vehicle also had red lights situated on the dashboard.
An image showed two uniformed officers sitting inside a black Holden Commodore with a red P-plate. The vehicle also had red lights situated on the dashboard
The social media user uploaded the image to Facebook with the question: 'Is this allowed?'
In New South Wales it is not illegal for a fully licenced driver to display P-plates on their car.
A NSW Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the practice is not illegal.
However the move is illegal in states such as Victoria, where drivers can face a fine for not removing P-plates.
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Even though the move is legal and the image almost five years old, social media users have been left outraged by the actions of officers.
One person questioned whether it was legal as they 'didn't think it should be'.
Another said 'surely not' in response to whether this was allowed.
'They have been doing it for years, nobody believes me when I tell them,' one social media user said.
In New South Wales it is not illegal for a fully licenced driver to display P-plates on their car (stock)
Another said: 'They are exempt. Anything to catch idiots on the road. I applaud the creativity.'
One person said police do whatever they want.
'Don't drive like a f**kwit and you won't have to find out,' one person defended police.
Others said it appeared less suspicious this way.
