Motorbike licence

stef234stef · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

Ok, so at the moment i have a provisional licence. When im 17 and have passed my test (restricting me to 33bhp), will my licence then be a full licence? or will it still be a provisional?

Ric · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Karma :

Ok, so at the moment i have a provisional licence. When im 17 and have passed my test (restricting me to 33bhp), will my licence then be a full licence? or will it still be a provisional?

it will be a pink one but on the back it will have a >25kw or summin

then in two years i assume u send it bac to have said limit removed

my mate used his full bike to do his car test so seems ok

stef234stef · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

So it will be a full licence sort of?

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

You don't have to send it back and pay for one without <25kw on it if you don't want to, there's no requirement to. A cop can tell what date the restriction ended on by looking at the dates on your license if they're interested.

The restricted access test does give you a full license, it's a category A license rather than A1 license that you get from doing DAS but after the two years at 33bhp it's the same. Smile

stef234stef · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

So when i pass my test the dvla will send me a new pink licence card through? without the big "L" and "provisional" on it?

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

They will, you do have to send off your test pass certificate to them though. Thumbs Up

gavking · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Karma :

sorry to knit-pick but i thought if you did DAS you got a CAT A, if you do your test on a bike between 120 and 125cc the you get a CAT A2 for two years which gets automatically upgraded after two years to CAT A, and CAT A1 allows you to ride any bike up to 125cc without L plates and to use motorways and obviously don't have to retake your CBT every 2 years (which is the only advantage i can see of doing it).

m99dws · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Karma :

The descriptive of 'Full Licence' refers to the fact it is not 'Provisional'. As Ste said, it doesn't matter which test you take, it's still a full licence.

quik_d · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Karma :

i think gavking is right on this ya know. I had'nt actually given it any thought, have just sent my license away to be changed for full one. Anyone know for sure what happns after 2 years? do get new license on keep same one?
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

You don't have to get a new one, you can quite legally keep your card which has the 25kw maximum printed on it. This was checked with the DVLA by people in this thread.