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Originally Posted by GrahameR
I know I'll get all sorts of flak for this but ...
Is it essential to actually have a motorbike licence? Yes I know it is legally required but how often is it checked? Is it ever checked?
Oh, and what happens if you don't have one and you get checked? (I guess that'll depend a lot on the country.)
(A licence doesn't guarantee competence nor does no licence mean incompetence.)
Cheers.
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Yes it is important to have a licence. Whilst having one doesn't guarantee competence there's a greater chance of competence occurring than if someone doesn't have one. As has been said before, insurance will be void without it.
To answer your question in another way .... imagine if a close relative was killed by a vehicle (any kind, take your pick) and it transpired that the driver/rider didn't possess a licence to be on the road in the first place ... how do you think you'd feel and what punishment do you think that person should receive??
Anyone who drives without a valid licence deserves everything that will surely come their way.
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