OBTAINING a learner’s licence does not mean the driver is now fit to drive the vehicle alone. It is merely a tool for one to use during the learning process of acquiring a licence.
Therefore, some conditions have been set up that must be complied with during this learning process.
An appropriately licenced driver must accompanied The learner driver be in that motor vehicle by. If you are learning how to drive a truck, than you must make sure that the person next to you and who is teaching has a truck licence. Never use a person with a sedan licence to teach you how to drive.
The learner driver must, whenever he or she is driving a motor vehicle, excluding a motorcycle, ensure that a red sign in the form of the letter “L”, of a size of at least 300mm by 200mm, is displayed on the rear window on the right-hand side of the motor vehicle that he or she is driving.
As a learner driver, you are not allowed to transport passengers for reward.
Finally, and very importantly, the learner driver must carry his or her learner’s licence at all times when driving.