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tivvy

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  1. There were some serious concerns back then as there were a lot of motorcycle accidents. I don't agree with the year off thing but the idea was to either get you to pass the bike test or go with cars. Basically you would have had to start applying for your test soon after starting to ride otherwise if you failed you might only get one or two more chances before you were off the road. I'm glad I'm so old we didn't have to do all this. Back then the examiner walked round a figure of eight type course and he told you to keep going round the streets and he would walk round and observe you at various points. At some stage he would step out and indicate for you to do an emergency stop but you could always see him hiding ready to step out and hold his hand up. At 30 mph it was no problem lol It was then back to the test centre and he asked some highway code questions and showed you some typical street signs and that was it!! As long as you didn't do anything stupid and used hand signals,yes hand signals, at junctions/turns etc and didn't crash into anyone or anything you usually passed.
  2. That's my exact point. He had done a cbt and had used his bike for app 2 yrs and then passed his car test but that isn't enough to qualify for a moped lol I know the whole idea of taking the cbt is to get some training especially if you have never ridden before and the 2 yr limit is to encourage people to take the test. Just one of those things I suppose.
  3. Just to add for anyone wondering why he doesn't just go for a larger bike/test. He lives in Edinburgh and the whole city is now 20 mph so he just wanted something to get to work. He had plans to do the whole thing and bought a 125 Varadero and was using it and he also bought a Triumph Bonneville which I have been using until he got around to the test but he never got round to it.
  4. Just found an explanation so it seems you have to have the car licence first( or within 2 yrs of getting the cbt) then do the CBT which is what I wanted to know. Shame really as he was only out by a couple of months lol You passed your driving test on or after 1 February 2001 You’ll get a full moped licence if you either: pass your car driving test and then complete a compulsory basic training (CBT) course complete a CBT course and then pass your car driving test within two years You can then ride a moped (up to 50cc) without L plates. You don’t need to take the full moped test. You can ride mopeds for as long as your car driving licence lasts.
  5. We are not talking about a 125 or any bike. I'm talking about validating a car licence to ride a moped and only a moped. Under the new rules this then entitles him to ride a moped without L plates and also carry a passenger if he wished. The CBT is not required to be done again in the case of a car licence/moped. Age doesn't come into it either as he is well over the minimum age limits. All I want to know will the cbt he used for 2 yrs validate a car licence to ride a moped as he has done the required training? This was last year and there was only a month or so from the cbt expiring and him passing the car test. I suspect that he will have to do it again but the DVLA site is no help. It seems stupid as he has already done the training and that is the purpose of making a car driver do the CBT to get some training before riding a moped whereas previously to 2001 a car licence allowed you to ride a moped. If he has to do it again then so be it.
  6. A lot of people have never ridden before and have done the CBT and also gone further in a short time. On the CBT you do all the theory in the morning and also off road practical riding. Sometime later,in the afternoon, you will do a couple of hours on the road. You will learn basic roadcraft and how to handle a bike including the clutch. If,for some reason, you don't get on with the clutch you could always fall back to an automatic scooter. As far as the CBT is concerned it doesn't matter whether you do it on an auto or manual or even on a 50cc. An automatic is much easier to ride but if you decide to take the test you will have to decide whether to carry on with an auto or go with the clutch/gears as passing the driving test on an auto will only entitle you to an auto licence whereas a manual licence will allow you to ride both just like a manual or auto car.
  7. Yeah I know that I was asking if an expired cbt was good enough or does it have to be done again as he didn't have the car licence when he had the cbt. Basically he has already done the training required but I suppose the "official" mind only counts it as valid if the cbt is valid if during the 2 yrs the car test is passed.
  8. My son took his cbt and ran around on a 125 for the 2 yrs but never took his test. Just after the cbt expired he passed his car test last year. He was now considering a moped,as he lives in a city, and understands a cbt has to be taken to "validate" the conversion of a car licence to moped licence. My question is does the cbt have to be "active" when taking a car test to qualify to riding a moped or does he have to do it again ? How does it work is it just recorded that he has done a CBT at DVLA making the car licence valid for a moped or does he have to do anything??
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