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A CBT Certificate (to get one click CBT) is required for all trainee motorcyclists except full car
licence holders riding a moped who obtained that catagory before 1st Feb 2001and full moped licence holders who passed the relevant test. Full car licence holders who passed before that date may ride mopeds but the others must have a CBT but it is valid for the life of the licence.
As a learner.
You must also have:
Minimum 3rd party insurance.
Current road fund licence (tax disc).
L plates displayed front and rear.
MOT if over 3 years old.
What you are not allowed:
To carry passengers.
To travel on a motorway.
In addition your vehicle must be in a roadworthy
condition and have legal tyres on it....that being
1mm for bikes and visable tread for mopeds.
At the ageof 17 to 21 years old you have the choice of 2 types of test. The A1 light motorcycle
test which allows you to ride up to a 125cc (11kw or 14.6bhp), or the A test which allows you to ride up to 25kw or 33bhp but with a power to weight ratio not exceeding 0.16kw/kg. This catagory is upgraded to a full licence after two years.
People over 21 have a third option of a Direct Access test which must be on a machine
exceeding 35kw or 46.6bhp, if passed they may then ride any machine unrestricted. |
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You must have a full or provisional licence for the correct class of vehicle you intend to ride, and
it must be signed in ink. At 16 you can ride a moped and at 17 you can ride a learner motorcycle. As of Feb 1st 2001 the provisional entitlement lasts till the age of 70 on new licences and old ones can be updated. A full car licence is also a provisional bike licence |
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