test prices

[MrAnderson]

hey guys another question.. i emailed my nearest bike school about the mod1 and mod2 training and how much it would costs with using their bike and mod2 is gonna cost £135 is that a fair price or would it be better to look for a different school

[Alpha-9]

It's a good deal, take it


I paid £140 for a CBT lol

[TheSmiler]

[Rogerborg]

[MrAnderson]

the guy said its £35 for mod1 with bike hire which is fair i think, and £135 for mod2 and bike hire but now he says they wont let me do the test unless i do 16 hours training with them :/

[Teflon-Mike]

That's normal; they are a school after all not a plant hire place!
Why would they want to rent you a bike to do tests and save paying them for their course? Bit like going to a mechanics and asking how much to rent a socket set, to save paying them to fix your bike.

Tests are £15.50 for self booked Mod 1; £75 for a self booked mod 2 (during normal hours on a week-day) & £31 for the (MOTORCYCLE) Theory you MUST have passed before you can do either practical.

If you dont want to pay for a training course, then only alternative is to beg/borrow/buy a bike to do them on. And buying something sensible you can flog off for near what you pay for it, and only buying short term, month by month insurance, might not be any more expensive... you'll get a lot more riding time for your money, but possibly very little 'know-how' either riding, surviving or passing tests, other than what the school of hard knocks teaches.... often through shear pain.... So useful to get SOME training, even if you have your own bike.
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[MrAnderson]

yeah think il just buy a crap 125 for a month or two to practise on instead of the lessons