Overview

• Public input is now open on the My Say Transport platform through November 9 for proposed changes to Western Australia’s graduated licensing system.
• The plan would raise logged supervised hours from 50 to 75, extend the learner period to 12 months, and lengthen the provisional phase to three years with red plates for one year and green plates for two.
• Learners and P‑platers would be limited to calls via an in‑car system and could only use phones for pre‑set navigation or audio in a secure mount, and supervising adults would be required to be alcohol‑free.
• New smart cameras will begin issuing $500–$1,000 fines from October 8 after an eight‑month warning phase that detected more than 300,000 breaches, including 191,000 seatbelt and 135,000 mobile‑phone offences.
• The government has launched the ‘Tom’s Story’ campaign led by Samantha Saffioti to push safer choices by young drivers, with police reporting 140 road deaths so far this year.