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Electric bikes meeting the EAPC regulations can be ridden on the road without being taxed, licensed or insured.

What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules

• Overview

  To ride on public roads you first need to get a provisional licence and…

• Licences issued before 19 January 2013

  If you held a motorcycle or moped licence before 19 January 2013 then…

• Bike categories, ages and licence requirements

  Licence category Requirements for licence Minimum age Mopeds with speed…

Cycling and walking investment, grant funding, research and infrastructure case studies.

• Updated: 6 July 2022

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.

• Updated: 18 October 2018

• Updated: 27 May 2021

Find out where the public access rules have been relaxed so that you can ride a horse or cycle on an NNR in England.

• Updated: 2 December 2016

To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed

• Updated: 18 January 2024

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