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What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
When to take motorcycle or moped compulsory basic training (CBT): who needs to take it, how to book the course, and what's involved in the training
Compulsory basic training (CBT) is a course you usually have to take…
Book your CBT course directly with a motorcycle training school. The…
Your trainer can stop your compulsory basic training (CBT) course if your…
Take your UK driving licence to your training course. What you need to…
The CBT course usually lasts a full day. It can take longer depending on…
You can ride a moped (up to 50cc) without L plates and without taking the…
You must take compulsory basic training (CBT) to ride in these places: the…
Get help from Citizens Advice if you want to complain about your…
When you have to take a motorcycle trainer standards check, what happens at the check and how your result is worked out
The motorcycle trainer standards check assesses your ability to teach…
The check will take place at your motorcycle training body. A Driver and…
After you give the lesson, the examiner will discuss your performance and…
When to book your motorcycle, moped or scooter tests, what to take with you, what happens during the tests, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled
When to book your motorcycle theory test, what to take with you, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark
Book driving and motorcycle tests for your pupils, check details, change, swap or cancel tests, and manage your availability for car driving tests.
Where you are allowed to ride an e-scooter rented as part of a government trial, how to travel safely, licensing guidance and the rules of the road.
To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Improve your riding skills using the enhanced rider scheme - you could get a motorcycle insurance discount when you complete it
Use a job applicant's share code to check they're eligible to work in the UK if they’re from outside the UK and Ireland.
When you can be banned from driving, check when your driving ban ends, reduce your disqualification period, disqualified until you've passed your test, drink-driving offences
What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
Find driving lessons, book and manage theory and driving tests, tests for different vehicles
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
The rules for driving mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on roads, pavements and footpaths.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Find a compulsory basic training (CBT) course to learn to ride a motorcycle or moped
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA
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