Insurance question...

[Jayy]

I'm fully comp and insured to ride any bike 3rd party... my sister has got a YZFR 125 with L plates on.

If she was to follow me to a bike place were my bike needs some work, could I ride her bike back with her on the back?

[SM.Morgan]

If you took the l-plates off and have pillion cover, you should be covered 3rd party with her on the back yes.
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[ms51ves3]

Me and my dad used to do that all the time. We just took some paper to tape over the L-plates.

[Paulington]

As long as you have pillion cover and find some way to blank the 'L' plates, yep.
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[Jayy]

Do the L plates have to be removed?

As in, what would happen if they police pulled me with them on?

[Chriss]

[Jayy]

I specifically asked them the question when I took it out, does it cover me to ride other bikes 3rd party and they said yes.

I just checked my insurance documents and it says "Does the policy cover riding/driving other vehicles? Yes"

[AC]

I remember when i took my cbt, there was two of us taking the cbt and when we had done the off-road work the instructor took us back to the owners place to collect his bike with me riding as pillion on the l-plateed 125. he didnt cover the l-plates up and said that he didnt need to as he held a full licence, even though it was showing l-plated.

its the same as a driving instructor in a car, driving between clients he doesnt cover all the L-plates up but he is fully legal tpo be in the car on his own surely?

[extreme3d]

It is technically an offence to drive/ride with L plates if only one person is driving i.e. not a learner. With cars the police won't blink an eye as after all they know it's a pain to keep removing and attaching the L plates. However on a bike a learner is not allowed to carry pillions so the sight of a small L-plated bike going down the road with a pillion might get you pulled over.

If so dismount, be polite and take your helmet off and i'm sure you will be ok once they understand it's only a quick one-off affair. However keep in mind it's technically 3 points PER L plate so probably best to cover them up with a bit of duck tape. (WD40 quickly removes the glue residue after)

[boundy]

I've also got riding other bikes on my TPO policy, but it says the bike must be over 350cc. Any ideas why this is?

[sickpup]

[boundy]

its with devits, norwitch union were about £500 more expensive

[sickpup]

[Chriss]