Sentence examples for provisional licence from inspiring English sources

It doesn't sound wise: the equivalent of driving an HGV on a provisional licence.

In February 2008, the Gold Coast Galaxy consortium, headed by local property developer Fred Taplin, was awarded a provisional licence.

"The high cost of insurance has led to young drivers putting off attempting to learn – the number of 17- to 21-year-olds with a provisional licence has fallen by almost a third over the past 15 years – while an estimated 300,000, one in four provisional licence holders, drive uninsured," says Mr Lacy.

After two years, they sit an oral exam on river knowledge to gain a provisional licence that enables them to take charge of a vessel carrying up to 12 passengers, or to act as a mate on a larger vessel.

New drivers face having their licences revoked after the first offence, and to regain their licence must reapply for a provisional licence and may only drive as a learner until they pass further theory and practical tests.

As an Argentinian driving licence holder, Tevez, from Prestbury, Cheshire, is permitted to drive in Britain for the first 12 months of his stay in the country but is then required to apply for a provisional licence and pass the UK driving theory and practical test.

I do envy those hordes of schoolkids, tatty satchels potentially playing host to the unlikely bedfellows of Tricolore books and provisional licences.

The environmental agency Natural England granted two provisional licences: one in September and one in early October for culls of badgers in the pilot areas.

As part of their applications, clubs had to show they will match the funds being offered by the FA and this criteria will be monitored each year with teams holding provisional licences to compete until 2018.

My daughter, never forgetting that her 17th birthday marks three years since her grandpa died, will still brandish her provisional driving licence proudly.

I only had a provisional driving licence, which was a little bit out of date, and a letter to say I get jobseeker's allowance.