Manual / Auto / Licence

[fozzym]

Hey guys,

Just had a discussion with a pal as to whether you can take your motorcycle test on one of these new fangled automatic machines. He reckons you can and that because there is no motorcyle automatic catagory you'd get a standard licence ie. be able to ride any bike (subject to age ect).

I reckon you have to do it on a manual but have just checked the direct gov site there is no mention of manual/auto when it comes to the full licence.

He was banging on about not being fair as you can only drive an auto car if you take the test in an auto.

What do ya reckon?

[baggylastard]

Your pal is wrong, if you test on an auto you get a auto limitation.

[Ste]

For doing your CBT it makes no different if you do it on a geared bike or on a twist and go. As baggy says, for your full license if you do it on an auto then that's what your license will be for.

[fozzym]

I thought as much but couldn't find much info on the government website but that's nothing new!

I'll direct my pal to BCF for some education

[Ste]

Direct him to BCF? Are you trying to traumatize him?

If you put 'motorcycle automatic test' into Google then the first result tells you everything.

[Taught2BCauti...]

I never did see the logic behind that - when my daughter had her first driving lesson in a car at the age of 12 (with youngdriver.eu) it took her less than 2 minutes to figure out the gears.

She didn't learn anything from me or her mom, we both drive automatic cars.

The first time I rode a bike was on my CBT 6 years ago, and it took just a few seconds to figure out the gears - after a mate told me how to do it over the phone and I watched a YouTube video.

I can't imagine how retarded you would have to be to warrant having to do a different test to switch between automatic and manual gears.
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[Rogerborg]

There's no car automatic "category" either, it's a code 78 endorsement on category B, same as sitting your test on a scootay gets you an A-variant with the same code.
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[andyscooter]

I'm a Muppet


A_maxi Muppettthat is


Know loads wirthvan auto bike licence
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[Val]

[andyscooter]

Did you know if you pass a test on an auto you can ride a geared 125 on L plates without doing cbts


Mates been doing it for years on various lmls and vespas
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if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

[MC]

[Taught2BCauti...]

[MC]

[andyscooter]

Few test centres have burgman 650s

I know a lad on one doing this at moment
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gilera runner vxr200 (chavped)
if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet