QUAD LICENSE

Strapstah · Nova Slayer Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Karma :

Hi, ive completed both car and motorbike theory, and am looking to pass both, i was wondering which license you need for a quad bike, And if it were the car one. Would insurance be cheaper as the engine sizes are much lower than cars. Regards. Twisted Evil

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Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Karma :

You will need to take your car test to ride a quad on the road.

Insurance wise, you may find it to be more expensive as you'll need to find a "specialist" insurance broker as quad's are not really mainstream vehicles.

But the only way to be sure is to get as many quotes as you can.

Strapstah · Nova Slayer Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Karma :

ok thanks
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

They are er. . . Shiyte on the road anyway as they don't corner as fast as a bike or car, you can't filter on one. Best keeping them for off road. Wink

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MattHirst · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Karma :

You will need your car license.

If you get an agricultural/utility quad then you can get insured by the farmers union (or specialist companies that are associated with the farmers union)

Although, if you are after a sports/leisure quad then forget insurance if you are under 19. The farmers union will probably insure you on a utility quad under 19 though.

Insurance can be expensive, my dad who is 47, clean car license for 20+ years and clean bike license for just as long is insured on a 500cc utility for about £400 FC.

However, he had an ltz400 before that and insurance on that was about £300 TPFt (he would of got TPFT on the 500 but they wouldn't as it cost more than 5k)

I also ride an ltz400 but as i aren't 19 yet, and considering i haven't passed my test then i can't insure one. But even if i had passed my test, i couldn't insure it until i was 19, or i would have a hard job trying.

Technically speaking, coming from someone at the farmers union, if you have a quad that doesn't allow passengers then you can ride/drive it on a provisional. But aparently insurance is almost into 6 figures!
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