What Licence do you need to ride a Trike ?

[Tyas]

What Licence do you need to ride a Trike

I want somthing like this

CLICK HERE !

https://i7.ebayimg.com/04/i/04/59/9a/ab_1_b.JPG

I have a full UK Car licence I'm 22 in a few weeks ...

Thanks in advance Tyas

[Black Knight]

You could 'drive' that on a car licence.

Its under the same catagory as a Robin Reliant
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[Tyas]

Thankyou

[bish777]

A full car licence will be what you need.

A full bike licence will work but youll have to display L-plates.
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GSXR1100J

[Tyas]

thanks

I'v been told that some trikes you can drive on a full car licence and others you have to have a full bike licence....

does anyone know how they determen the differance?

thanks

[bish777]

all trikes need a full car licence now, a full bike licence counts a a provisional trike licence up to a certain weight limit (cant remember exactly).

This doesnt include bikes with sidecars which are still purely catergory A.
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GSXR1100J

[Tyas]

so you can drive any type of trike on a full uk car licence

[bish777]

for some reason yes....

but that does NOT include bikes with sidecars......
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GSXR1100J

[Tyas]

[BlackSheep]

Changes to B1 Entitlement.

Before October 2000, a person who passed a motorcycle test was granted a full sub-category B1 licence (lightweight car, motor quadricycle, motor tricycle) as an additional entitlement with the full A (motorcycle) licence. The Driving Standards Agency, in their 'Safer Motorcycling' consultation, proposed that in future successful motorcycle test candidates would be issued with a provisional rather than a full B1 licence. 49 of the 57 consultees who commented on the issue were in favour of this proposal, including safety, police and training interests. There were representations against from companies selling lightweight cars, the National Trike Register and MAG UK, suggesting that riders might want to use their licence to ride tricycles. There were suggestions that separate licence categories should be introduced, but changes to motor vehicle licence categories would require a change to EU law. Ministers decided to implement the proposal, which affected very few motorcyclists as over 90% held a full car licence (which continues to give full sub-category B1 entitlement). Nor did it affect anybody already holding a full motorcycle licence, who retained full B1 entitlement. The changes were implemented during October 2000. What the above did mean though is that if you didn't have a full car or bike licence before October 2000 and wish to either trike your bike or buy one you will now have to apply for a provisional car licence and if you wish to carry passengers then pass the test. This is very unfair as a car driver with no experience of bikes can get straight onto certain types of trike, with passengers, and ride away. Also if you're forced onto a trike due to a disability or a smash you'll have to apply for a provisional car licence even though you've been riding bikes for years!

You can ride a trike on a provisional car licence, ie. with "L" plates, but you must be 17 ( or 16 if you are getting Disability Living Allowance at the higher rate for the mobility component ) and the trike must have only one seat; the rider's seat. If you do wish to carry passengers, your trike can have extra seats, but you must carry a qualified bike or car licence holder with you at all times; this is also dependant, of course, on which sort of trike your accompanying full licence holder is qualified to ride.
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[kawakid]

Just a thought, don't most of us have car and bike licenses anyway.



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[bish777]

Not ALL of us.

And being able to ride a trike with 100% bike controls on a car licence but not a bike licence is a daft piece of legisaltion. If they harp on about the extra wheel affecting handling they should review bikes and sidecars as well......
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GSXR1100J