New online driving licence checker.

Hagar · 10 Jun 2015 at 10:02

I can drive 'provisionally' any size motorcycle with or without sidecar.

Does that mean 'just add L plates'?

Burnsy2023 · 10 Jun 2015 at 10:12

nkata said:
I can drive 'provisionally' any size motorcycle with or without sidecar.

Does that mean 'just add L plates'?

CBT as well.

Trifid · 10 Jun 2015 at 10:14

Acme said:
You need to take a BLT test.

I really fancy some bacon now...

Vehicles you can provisionally drive

Category : A
You can drive any size motorbike, with or without a sidecar

What does this mean? I can ride a motorbike with L plates? Presumably after doing a CBT?

Hyburnate · 10 Jun 2015 at 10:15

Yes ^

Trifid · 10 Jun 2015 at 10:20

Cool. Didn't know I could do that.

tom_e · 10 Jun 2015 at 10:21

If you passed your car test before a certain time I think it was 1999 then you don't even legally need to do a CBT.

Hagar · 10 Jun 2015 at 10:22

Burnsy2023 said:
CBT as well.

This could motivate me to buy some old British iron. If I can L-plate it and ride it solo until I pass the test. For CBT I would borrow a 125.

EDIT Passed my car test in 1970.

Cosimo · 10 Jun 2015 at 11:34

tom_e said:
If you passed your car test before a certain time I think it was 1999 then you don't even legally need to do a CBT.

I was under the impression that you were only exempt from doing CBT if it was a moped.

tom_e · 10 Jun 2015 at 11:40

Cosimo said:
I was under the impression that you were only exempt from doing CBT if it was a moped.

It would appear you're correct.

.gov website said:
Moped licence requirements
A moped MUST have an engine capacity not exceeding 50 cc, not weigh more than 250kg and be designed to have a maximum speed not exceeding 28mph (45 km/h). Before June 2003 a licence allowed the riding of mopeds up to 50km/h.

To ride a moped, learners MUST

be 16 or over
have a provisional moped licence
complete CBT training.
You MUST first pass the theory test for motorcycles and then the moped practical test to obtain your full moped licence. If you passed your car driving test before 1 February 2001 you are qualified to ride a moped without L plates (and/or D plates in Wales), although it is recommended that you complete CBT before riding on the road. If you passed your car driving test after this date you MUST complete CBT before riding a moped on the road.

Scania · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:28

Every time I enter my details it says they are incorrect, which they are not!

Tried upper case, lower, space in postcode, no space in postcode, still the same error.

I guess I must be doing something wrong but lord knows what!

Cosimo · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:56

Scania said:
Every time I enter my details it says they are incorrect, which they are not!

Tried upper case, lower, space in postcode, no space in postcode, still the same error.

I guess I must be doing something wrong but lord knows what!

Check that you are not mistaking a B for an 8 and vice versa when entering the licence number.

cyclops12 · 10 Jun 2015 at 13:52

Trifid said:
I really fancy some bacon now...

Vehicles you can provisionally drive

Category : A
You can drive any size motorbike, with or without a sidecar

What does this mean? I can ride a motorbike with L plates? Presumably after doing a CBT?

No, the only way to ride any size bike is to pass the full A test.

That's just telling you that you have a provisional cat A.

Pass a CBT and you can ride a 125 cc bike for two years, then you have to take the test or retake the CBT again.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18300467

cyclops12 · 10 Jun 2015 at 13:55

cyclops12 · 10 Jun 2015 at 18:27

nkata said:
This could motivate me to buy some old British iron. If I can L-plate it and ride it solo until I pass the test. For CBT I would borrow a 125.

EDIT Passed my car test in 1970.

You can only ride a 125cc nothing bigger on L's after passing a CBT.

rG-tom · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:55

I'm confused.... this appears to show that I can ride a motorbike? i've never passed or taken any tests for this? This isn't in the provisional section either...

SoliD · 10 Jun 2015 at 19:59

First courtesy car today, had to sign something for them to check my driving licence online using my national insurance number.

loltim · 10 Jun 2015 at 20:02

rg - Click 'restrictions apply'. The restriction is you require a CBT.

Additionally, you ride bikes, you don't drive them. Moron

rG-tom · 10 Jun 2015 at 20:09

loltim im talking about Cat A not AM. It doesn't show a restriction at all for Cat A.

loltim · 10 Jun 2015 at 20:12

It means provisionally I think.

cyclops12 · 10 Jun 2015 at 20:18

rG-tom, the start date is when the law changed concerning trikes.

You used to be able to ride a trike on a B1 licence (sub cat of B) they changed that from the 19th jan 2013 to you need a full bike licence.

Anyone who had their car licence before that date has grandfather rights so they can still ride a trike on the car licence.

On your real licence it should have "tri" next to or around the A entitlement.