Pre and post 3DLD test rates

[Rogerborg]

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/drt04-practical-motor-cycle-test-pass-rates

Crib notes, for Mod 2 tests

October 2011: 5,487 tests
October 2012: 7,188 tests

November 2011: 4,837 tests
November 2012: 7,365 tests

December 2011: 2,924 tests
December 2012: 5,135 tests

January 2012: 2,243 tests
January 2013 1st to 18th: 4,433 tests
January 2013 19th to 31st: 474 tests

As expected, everyone tried to cram it in before the deadline, then...

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Shame, since 2011/2012 was actually a strong year, things were looking up. Come onnnn good summer.
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[Nexus Icon]

Yeah, not really a surprise, Roger.

It will level off again, probably below 2011 levels for awhile mind.
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[recman]

[N cee thirty]

i seriously doubt it will pick up ever again.

much like farming, people can't handle the legislation and just don't bother, same with the bike test, dsa examiners better get job hunting.
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[kramdra]

noone wants to be first. I predict 1500 in feb. Summer will be more but far lower than last year... say 3000-5000/month

guessing - I dont know what it was last year

[Rogerborg]

Eh, it might level out again after the dust settles, but there's a big hump to get over.

Overnight, training schools will have lost almost all of the 17 and 18 year olds, and a fair number of the 21-23 year olds. That's at least 2 years, more like 4, before they can get back to a steady state.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[mentalboy]

With the forthcoming round of benefits cuts on the horizon it won't be long before even the doley's find it too much like hard work/expensive
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[JustinParker]

doesn't help when they book the bike examiners onto car tests.

I wanted to book my mod 2 last week and there were no slots at my local test center. only when the instructor rang up the center and spoke to someone did they say oh yes the bike examiner is allocated to car tests but the slots are free and managed to get me booked in. On the online system the only option would have been another test center 30 miles away.

[BenZXR]

I passed my mod 2 on my A2 on January the 18th. So lucky, as I'm only 18
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[Rogerborg]

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[Rogerborg]

Confusingly, on January 18th, "A2" referred to a 121-125cc bike capable of at least 100kph. No "A2" license class existed. On January 19th, "A2" referred to a 395cc+ bike making between 25-35kW, and also to a license class to ride a bike up to 35kW.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

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[Rogerborg]

Dunno, the local outfits are all still going. Daytona Paul et al would have a handle on it.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[ficedula]

Only one point of data, but the school I took my DAS course at in April was bloody busy.

As you've said, they've had to go out and buy a couple of 600's to do A licenses. Flipside to that, though, is that unlike the old rules, you can't just rock up and do your test on a 125 (unless you want a crappy 125-only license) - under the old rules, I might have been tempted to save money on a DAS course, just try on my 125, and if I failed, eh, try again, still cheaper than DAS. Sure, there's a 2 year restriction, but ... Under the new rules, you practically have to go through a school, even to get a restricted A2 license. I wonder if they'll be picking up business from that?
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