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LuckyDip23
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PostPosted: 07:04 - 12 Sep 2008    Post subject: New Test Delayed Reply with quote
Good news for all you folks looking to do your test soon.......

They've finally given in and delayed it until March 30th next yr according to this article I read on MCN this morning.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/september/8-14/sep1108-new-test-delayed/?R=EPI-102831

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PostPosted: 07:38 - 12 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Because they only had 39 test centres working for the whole of the UK! Laughing

The DVLA thought at least 70 odd would be required for it to work.
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PostPosted: 08:12 - 12 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good news for me. It's not just the extra £20, it's also that i don't have the added burden of having more things to fail on.

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PostPosted: 08:19 - 12 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Police Old news. It's already in Biking News and New Bikers Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 20:33 - 12 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bloody hell finally common sense has prevailed.
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PostPosted: 21:17 - 12 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmmm, 17th birthday on 10th March. I plan to start a 3-4 day course on my birthday. Will I be on the new test or just miss out?
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PostPosted: 05:06 - 13 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Matthie wrote:
Hmmm, 17th birthday on 10th March. I plan to start a 3-4 day course on my birthday. Will I be on the new test or just miss out?


You'll be doing the old test.

If you want to do that get your theory done while you're 16 so you can book your test before you turn 17 and actually have a chance of getting booked in.
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PostPosted: 19:18 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does that mean DAS is still available?
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PostPosted: 19:23 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does this aply to NI, the link wont open for me and one of my mates was told its changing on the 30th of this month?

Maybe its all the same just heard different?
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PostPosted: 19:25 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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If you want to do that get your theory done while you're 16 so you can book your test before you turn 17 and actually have a chance of getting booked in.

Since when have you been able to do theory at 16? i was told in the test centre i had to be 17?

Das'll be the same as its at old test centres hence old test!
and Will apply to NI, as you still use the DVLA and driving standards agency over there Wink so same date as us in uk.

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Working MCN link here
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/september/8-14/sep1108-new-test-delayed/
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PostPosted: 19:32 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
See we dont have the CBT here yet and they where meant to bring that out at the same time so thats another thing I am wondering if thats the same date as the new test.

Here its just 50 mins drive and then your finished. Now its driving around cones and doing more! I wish that link worked. I wasnt going to bother with it I have my theory and all I may do it now after ba is born if its off till March then.
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MinhDinh
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PostPosted: 19:33 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
tutton wrote:
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If you want to do that get your theory done while you're 16 so you can book your test before you turn 17 and actually have a chance of getting booked in.

Since when have you been able to do theory at 16? i was told in the test centre i had to be 17?

Das'll be the same as its at old test centres hence old test!
and Will apply to NI, as you still use the DVLA and driving standards agency over there Wink so same date as us in uk.

Edit:
Working MCN link here
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/september/8-14/sep1108-new-test-delayed/


hmm well you can get a provisional at 16 can't you? so i guess you should be able to do a theory test.
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PostPosted: 19:33 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
tutton wrote:
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If you want to do that get your theory done while you're 16 so you can book your test before you turn 17 and actually have a chance of getting booked in.

Since when have you been able to do theory at 16? i was told in the test centre i had to be 17?

Das'll be the same as its at old test centres hence old test!
and Will apply to NI, as you still use the DVLA and driving standards agency over there Wink so same date as us in uk.

Edit:
Working MCN link here
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/september/8-14/sep1108-new-test-delayed/


You can do the moped theory test at 16 -- which is the same as the motorcycle theory test, therefore you do not have to take it again at 17 meaning, effectively you can take the motorcycle theory test at 16.

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PostPosted: 19:34 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Working MCN link here
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/september/8-14/sep1108-new-test-delayed/


that will not work, all I get is a square and nothing else. Just not loading on my end. Will google.
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tutton
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PostPosted: 19:40 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think your wrong rs2 according to the government motoring website you cant take the theory until you have the entitlement on your license and you wont have the entitlement to ride a bigger motorbike till your 17 as your photocard license will show
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You will need to take a theory test if you want a licence for a new category of vehicle, for example, if you have a car licence and you want a motorcycle licence you will need to take a theory test.


Yes you can get a provisional at 16 but no theory is needed for a moped, you dont get your bigger bike entitlement till 17, so then thats when you can take theory or thats the impression i get from the website.
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PostPosted: 19:44 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
tutton wrote:
I think your wrong rs2 according to the government motoring website you cant take the theory until you have the entitlement on your license and you wont have the entitlement to ride a bigger motorbike till your 17 as your photocard license will show
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You will need to take a theory test if you want a licence for a new category of vehicle, for example, if you have a car licence and you want a motorcycle licence you will need to take a theory test.


Yes you can get a provisional at 16 but no theory is needed for a moped, you dont get your bigger bike entitlement till 17, so then thats when you can take theory or thats the impression i get from the website.


if that's the case then i was wrong. sorry
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PostPosted: 19:51 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
tutton wrote:
I think your wrong rs2 according to the government motoring website you cant take the theory until you have the entitlement on your license and you wont have the entitlement to ride a bigger motorbike till your 17 as your photocard license will show
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You will need to take a theory test if you want a licence for a new category of vehicle, for example, if you have a car licence and you want a motorcycle licence you will need to take a theory test.


Yes you can get a provisional at 16 but no theory is needed for a moped, you dont get your bigger bike entitlement till 17, so then thats when you can take theory or thats the impression i get from the website.


There is such thing as a moped practical test, which enables you to ride without L-Plates and carry a passenger. It still has a 50cc limit. To take this test, you must be 16 or over, and as with every other practical test need a valid theory test. Now, the moped and motorcycle theory test are the same. Meaning no further theory test is needed when taking either the A1, A2 or DAS tests.

All this is true. But the proof being i took my theory at 16, and then passed my motorcycle A2 practical test in August when i was 17.
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calum17
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PostPosted: 19:58 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
MinhDinh wrote:
tutton wrote:
I think your wrong rs2 according to the government motoring website you cant take the theory until you have the entitlement on your license and you wont have the entitlement to ride a bigger motorbike till your 17 as your photocard license will show
Quote:
You will need to take a theory test if you want a licence for a new category of vehicle, for example, if you have a car licence and you want a motorcycle licence you will need to take a theory test.


Yes you can get a provisional at 16 but no theory is needed for a moped, you dont get your bigger bike entitlement till 17, so then thats when you can take theory or thats the impression i get from the website.


if that's the case then i was wrong. sorry


that is indeed the case. the motorbike theory test can be taken at 16 the car one you must be 17 for ... i think it's to do with the age of being able to ride/drive - so as asid, moped/small bike at 16 means you should be able to do your theory (and so can) but 17 for a car so you must be 17 - i know this is correct because i did my theory test september or october last year (when i was 16 ) for the bike.


anyway, glad to hear that the test is dealyed - it's stupid brining in the new things though - even 90% of instructors failed the new style test! what hope do beginners have?!

i'll admit, things need to change - but i dont think this is the right way forward. one thing i feel should be changed is the way you learn and take tests, for example- you should not be able to go out to drive a car (or even bike) without passing a theory test first...that's on L platse too! so all beginner car drivers would need to sit a theory before they would be allowed to begin learning to drive a car, this would make it easier for the students too - as knowing the signs and rules of the road is important before you drive on the road - not just before you take your test! the whole test system should be looked at and thought about a bit more - but this new test is no the way things should be going. harder training isnt what we need, it needs to be better training - maybe a 2 hour ride for your test - any of us can ride proplery for 30 mins ...2 hour son a mix of town and open country roads would be a much better assesment of your riding - but dont expect life savers all of the way around the country roads - just good observations when most needed.
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PostPosted: 20:17 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yep, I did my theory test in March and I wasn't 17 until June. Started my training this weekend and there was no questions about when I took it.

Get it booked, passed and out of the way and then you can prepare just for the practical test at 17.
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PostPosted: 20:18 - 14 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
ms51ves3 wrote:
Yep, I did my theory test in March and I wasn't 17 until June. Started my training this weekend and there was no questions about when I took it.

Get it booked, passed and out of the way and then you can prepare just for the practical test at 17.


Case dismissed Laughing
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