She first got her N (for novice) drivers license in 2001. The program was new in BC, and the thinking was that new drivers need some time on the road before they could be re-examined and the N restrictions removed. The N restrictions were limiting the number of passengers to one, zero alcohol limit, and displaying the N.
The one area they overlooked was drivers who only drove occasionally, could live with the restrictions , and made no attempt to have them removed. There was no time limit on the duration of your N restrictions (I think this loophole has been filled). This was the case with both Kathryn and her brother. They felt that all the "N removal" process would do is add some extra stress and anxiety to their lives ... and hardly worth the bother.
Flash forward to today - some twelve years after Kathryn first getting her N. She's now living in Australia.
When she approached the Australians about a local drivers license, their response was "we don't know what this "N" is supposed to mean, but just in case we will give you a "P" or provisional license for six months. If you've had no incidents in those six months, we will remove the "P" and issue you a full, unrestricted Australian license."She had her "P" removed this fall, and is driving with a full Australian license.
When and if she returns back to Canada, she can exchange the Aussie license for a full, unrestricted, Canadian one.
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