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What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
There are different rules if you held a motorcycle or moped licence before…
If you held a motorcycle or moped licence before 19 January 2013 then…
Licence category Requirements for licence Minimum age Mopeds with speed…
Helmet You must wear a safety helmet when riding a motorcycle on the road.…
The standards set out what it takes to be a safe and responsible driver, rider or cyclist, and to provide training to drivers, riders and cyclists.
How to set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) and the direct access scheme (DAS) to learner riders
You must be an approved training body (ATB) with the Driver and Vehicle…
You must meet certain rules to be an approved training body (ATB). ‘Fit…
To apply to register an approved training body (ATB), download these 3…
All the sites you intend to use for the practical training and riding…
The compulsory basic training (CBT) course is made up of 5 parts. The…
DVSA monitors the standard of instruction given by: approved training…
DVSA produces the following documents for approved training bodies (ATBs).…
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
Electric bikes meeting the EAPC regulations can be ridden on the road without being taxed, licensed or insured.
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
You can become a DVSA enhanced rider scheme trainer if you want to train fully qualified motorcyclists in the scheme
Go through the Dartford tunnel or cross the Queen Elizabeth bridge with a bicycle.
To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed
E-bike safety videos translated into several languages by OPSS to assist food delivery riders.
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