What are the new high powered vehicle restrictions?
From 1 July 2007, the restrictions on driving high powered vehicles were changed to make it easier for the probationary driver to identify the vehicle they could drive. From 1 July 2007, a probationary driver can’t drive a car which has: • an engine of eight or more cylinders • a turbocharged or supercharged engine • an engine that has been modified to improve the vehicle’s performance • one of the nominated high performance six cylinder vehicles which include BMW M and M3, Honda NSX, Nissan 350Z, Porsche (all models) and Mercedes Benz SLK350 These restrictions do not include: • diesel powered turbocharged or supercharged vehicles (without engine performance modifications) • nominated vehicles with low powered turbocharged or supercharged engines including Suzuki Cappucino 2D Cabriolet Turbo 3 cylinder 698cc, Daihatsu Copen L880 2D Convertible 4 cylinder 659cc • all models of the Smart car produced by Mercedes Benz; and • vehicles driven as a part of the driver’s employment and at the
