any advice on getting setup for a 50cc scooter please?

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hi

i have a provisional license as before Covid i was learning to drive, but for now i just want to get a reliable 50cc scooter just so i can get meds etc from doctors and pharmacy etc when needed for my family.

age around 40 so late starter as never needed a car or scooter.

i just need to know if i need a cbt and whats best brand of scooter to go for and do i need to be fitted for an helmet rather just buy one off the net?

thanks a ton for any help.
 
ok guys i wasnt expecting all this advice thanks so much i will zip through :)

i dont have a driving licence for a car, so i will mostly need to get this CBT then, when lockdowns ended anyway. I know everyone mostly says go for 125cc, but im not sure i will feel safe on a 125cc straight i dont know!
twist and go ! and then someone said Geared ?

i thought they was all twist and go, so i see the twist and go means you have to hold the handle in a position to stay at the exact speed? sorry total noob on these
 
Semple said:
That's a scooter, so basically no gears, you adjust your speed with twisting the throttle.

A geared bike works on the same premise as a manual car, - shifting through gears as you build up speed.

I had a 50cc scooter when I was 16, was great for getting to and from school/college. But my god was it slow, it topped out at 40, which was fine for residential roads. But I had a number of NSL roads between school and my house and only doing 40 in a 60 got a bit dangerous at time.
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thanks.
i hear a lot of people saying the slower the worse with traffic, which i guess can be scary when a large lorry over taking you. im kinda stuck on what to do lol
 
Temujin said:
If it's to get meds and whatnot have you considered using a delivery service like Lloyds Echo? Mrs and I recently moved over to that instead of the usual ballache of getting a px -> go to pharmacy -> repeat and using Echo is so much simpler! It's just free royal mail delivery and you request the meds through their website.
As others said though, if you want the freedom of transport also just get a CBT and 125 scooter, be aware that it only lasts for a certain amount of time (12 or 24 months iirc) so you may need to redo it unless you take your full bike test in that time!
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thanks very much for the helpful info and i will consider everything, and now i have more things to think of which is great with be so many options. and yeah i think CBT and 125cc is the better and safer option everyones said if i go the scooter route.

the scooters at 125cc i still scooters right and not actual bikes? as ive seen some people on tube taking tests and they are on bikes and not scooters?

just on the off chance what are good brands to look at for the Ebikes, just incase later i want to get one for my kids. as theres so many out there
 
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