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Compulsory Basic Training (The CBT)
   
 
All new motorcyclists are required to undertake Compulsory Basic Training, or CBT. The CBT is the foundation of moped and motorcycle safety training and is a legal requirement in the UK. The CBT aims to improve your motorcycle handling and will also build up your confidence and awareness on the road, once completed you will be awarded a certificate, this will only be awarded once the instructor is happy that you are safe to ride your motorcycle. All CBT courses should allow you to progress at your own pace and will normally take up a full day with a qualified trainer. See details below to make sure that you are legal!

Ital Scooters will be happy to recommend a local qualified trainer that will not only be happy to take you through the CBT but can also help you through your motorcycle test so that you can throw away those L-Plates. Please contact us for more information or pop in for details.
   
   
  The LAW and You
 
  • When you are 16 you may only ride a 50cc moped on a provisional licence, with a current CBT Certificate.
 
  • At 17 or over, provisional motorcycle entitlement allows you to ride up to 125cc, with a current CBT Certificate.
 
  • If you are 21, you may train and test on a large motorcycle provided you are always accompanied by a DSA Approved Instructor.
 
  • Any rider required to display L–Plates, must not carry a pillion passenger, nor travel on a motorway.
   
 

From the 1st February 2001 the following changes to the Driving Licence Regulations are law!

        • The CBT certificate has a life of two years.
        • Car drivers passing their test after 01.02.2001 need to complete a single CBT before being allowed to ride a moped.
        • Category restrictions on CBT Certificates were introduced.
        • The Two year On – One Year Off provisional motorcycle licence rule ended.
        • All candidates taking a practical motorcycle test are required to take the Motorcycle Theory Test.
   
   
   
  UK motorcycle licence categories
  European harmonisation of licensing has created three classes of licence, the classes are:
   
  Class A1 - The test is taken on a motorcycle between 75cc and 120cc. On passing, this licence allows the holder to ride a motorcycle of up to 125cc (11kw/14.6bhp)
   
  Class A2 - The test is taken on a machine of between 120cc and 125cc and capable of at least 100kph (62.5mph). The A2 licence restricts the holder to riding machines of less than 25kw (33bhp) for two years. It then freely upgrades to category A status.
   
  Class A - This is the full licence entitlement that allows the holder to ride any motorcycle. It is gained after the two year wait (see class A2), or may be taken via the Direct Access Scheme (DAS) by candidates over 21 years of age. The training and testing must be done on a machine of greater than 35kw (46.6bhp).
   
  Note: Where a practical driving test is passed on an automatic motorcycle the full licence is gained will be restricted to automatic or semi-automatic machines only.
   
 
 
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