Getting to P2 licence
Hold your P1 licence for 12 continuous months
This means that you must hold your P1 licence for 12 months in a row - ie without losing your licence or committing a P1 restart offence
If you show that you aren't responsible enough to make safe, legal driving choices by committing a P1 restart offence or losing your P1 licence (even once), then you have to start the 12 months all over again
The legal limit for novice drivers is 0.00 blood alcohol concentration (BAC). If you are drinking alcohol, don't drive. Driving and alcohol don't mix.
If you lose your P1 licence twice, then you'll be sent back to the L2 stage. You'll have to resit the driver knowledge test, hold your L2 licence again for at least 28 days, sit another P1 practical driving assessment, AND pay the driving-assessment fees and licence fee again, see novice penalties for further information.
So comply with the Road Rules, drive to the conditions, and make safe driving choices.
Check out the Safety Tips for tips on being a better, safer driver
