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Face.
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PostPosted: 22:51 - 27 Sep 2009    Post subject: Licence cat help. Reply with quote

Hi I'm new to biking and for some reason I have a cat A on my licence.
I have recently moved to the UK... I have looked up the licence categories, It made me more confused.
Surely I am not able to ride a bike of 33bhp etc it says for cat A.
What am I entitled to ride?
Thanks in advance.
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Face.
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PostPosted: 23:04 - 27 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh yea forgot to add I'm 18 just in-case that matters.
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PostPosted: 09:18 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Kwaks
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PostPosted: 09:25 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

What country did you move from and did you take a bike test in that country? If so then you prob are.
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PostPosted: 09:25 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Hopefully some eye candy will help lol.


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Face.
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PostPosted: 09:28 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

kwaker6r wrote:
What country did you move from and did you take a bike test in that country? If so then you prob are.


Thanks for the reply.
Moved here from Ireland.
Never had a full licence so I'm on a provisional here.
I know I should prob have a cat A1 but it just says cat A.
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PostPosted: 09:39 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would your licence still be a provisional if you had a car entitlement
and had never taken a test for cat B( car )and had a cat A bike licence?
It just gets more confusing.
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PostPosted: 09:41 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

On a provisional you can ride a 33bhp bike, showing L plates, BUT only under the instruction of an instructor.

If riding on your l plates alone then you must stick to the A1 powered bikes.

The category A is to allow you to take lessons on a 33bhp to prepare for a test Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 09:44 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

kwaker6r wrote:
On a provisional you can ride a 33bhp bike, showing L plates, BUT only under the instruction of an instructor.

If riding on your l plates alone then you must stick to the A1 powered bikes.

The category A is to allow you to take lessons on a 33bhp to prepare for a test Thumbs Up


Thanks ... Was never told anything of the sort.Was going to buy a nice 250 before I read your post.
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PostPosted: 10:11 - 28 Sep 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

Not sure with your Irish licence.

However at 18 on a provisional UK licence you can ride up to a 125cc bike of up to 11kW as a learner with L plates (on the mainland you must have done CBT, but that doesn't apply to Northern Ireland).

If you pass your test you can ride a bike of up to 25kW (33hp) without L plates. You are limited to this power for 2 years. If you get to be 21 you can do direct access which allows you to do a test on a bike of at least 35kW (I think) and if you pass get a licence that doesn't subject you to the 2 year / 25kW limit. However you can only ride the 35kW+ bike while learning when accompanied by an instructor.

There is also the option to do accelerated access if having passed your test you become 21 while still under the 2 year / 25kW limit.

All the best

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