Hi All, Background: Italian male, 41 year old, have been riding mopeds / 125s since I was 14 and 18 respectively. Got my car licence in Italy in 1994. Moved to the UK in 2002, Italian licence expired in 2014 therefore exchanged / renewed it for a UK one. So far so good. Pretty easy actually. In 2015 I decided to purchase a scooter (small 125 to commute to work), called DVLA and got told that I needed to do a CBT and wear L plates. So I did without questioning it. Perhaps I should have? The CBT lasts 2 years, so it expires on 3/4/17. I now want to get rid of the L plates and take an A2 license just to ride my current scooter and a potential new one (300cc or maybe 400cc). So not really a proper motorbike...but I still need your help. It seems strange that I have to go through all this hassle (CBT + L plates) when, under my old Italian licence, in the UK, I was able to ride a 125 without a CBT and L plates. Why, upon exchanging my Italian licence for a UK licence, do I need to do a CBT and use L plates? What's has changed? My exchanged licence has nothing written under A1 or A2, and the customary 79(3) under A. If this correct? Is it really either renew my CBT for another 2 years or take the A2? All seems very strange to me (as I was able to ride a 125 bike during my first 12 months - theoretically - without any CBT under the Italian licence. If anything I would have expected my licence to be converted to an A1? (Which has similar requirements to a 125cc scooter). Any help appreciated. Manny