A1 licence, now what ?

[TMB]

Hi everyone, my ID stands for The Motorbike Bug , which I've well and truly caught.

I recently passed my A1 test and now riding with R plates on my wee 125.

I'd like to get my A licence too.

On the gov website, page five of this pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/369984/routes-to-your-motorcycle-licence.pdf it says I do not need another CBT if I'm over 24 and have a full A1 licence, but a local instructor is insisting that I do need another CBT for the A licence.

Can anyone tell me for sure if I need another CBT before doing the Mod1 & Mod2 for the A licence? I'm over 24 and have a valid therory test.

Thanks in advance for any clarification you guys & girls can provide.

[tom_e]

You've already got a licence so he's talking shit all you need to redo is your mod 1 and 2.

[TMB]

Thanks for the quick reply Tom.

His logic, or lack of, is that because I have R plates it's not a full licence.

He actually rang the test center and asked one of the main examiners to speak to me, the examiner also tried to tell me I was wrong, or that the governments pdf is wrong.

[Snowdonia Rider]

Wtf is an R plate?
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[TMB]

"Restricted drivers

After passing the driving test for a motor car or a motorcycle, you must display amber R plates for a period of one year from the date of passing the test.

The plates must conform to legal specifications and must be clearly visible to others from in front of the vehicle and from behind. Plates should be removed or covered when not being driven by a restricted driver.

The maximum permitted speed for a motor car or category A1 motorcycle displaying R plates is 45 mph (72km/h), whether or not the vehicle is being driven by a restricted driver. The speed restriction does not apply to A2 or A motorcycles, although R plates must be displayed for the first year after passing the test."

Maybe things are different in Northern Ireland then...

[Rogerborg]

[tom_e]

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/driving-licence-you-need-ride-motorcycle That reads to me as being the same as the mainland, no need to redo a CBT.

[Snowdonia Rider]

Ah NI, that explains it then!
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[Evil Hans]

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[Rogerborg]

Are those sods just making it up as they go along?

Come Britain, get license.
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[Lucky245]

I'm a Driving Instructor, held car licence, HGV 1 etc etc for longer than I want to remember but only passed Bike test 3 weeks ago (Direct Access). So I'm now riding my Bandit 650 with Bloody R plates even though Im not restricted in any form at all. Pure stupidity on the part of DVLNI officials who make up the studpid rules. Plus had to make my own R plates as you cant buy them anywhere obvious for bikes.
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[hellkat]

It certainly does sound a bit fluffy round the edges, a bit fuckin vague.

But ultimately it sounds like most riding schools will just tell you that you need it twice, to try to get you to stump up the extra, rather than explain that you could just do the extra years experience route. Quick income wrapped in the guise of "extra training".

Surely (only) one more day on the road for £175 is not worth it, because the extra time and reality of road-practice will stand you in much better stead.

But some people just want the whole package, all at once, hence Direct Access and other methods. I would personally think that 2 years experience is worth more than £175, so I'd just do the couple of years, unless the bug really bites. I pootled on CBT for 3 years in central London, before I got my full licence. It gave me a good grounding in getting used to that level of traffic/hysteria/general madness.
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[Dave70]

Wow...and I thought the UK had some silly test rules.

Good luck with it all anyway.
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