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Provisional License???
Not sure where to put this question so posting it here.

Do i need a provisional motorbike license if I want to take my full bike license and bike theory test even if I have a full car license????

And if I do... does anyone know why???

It seems silly to me. Just another squeeze of the pocket by the greedy pigs!

Can anyone fill me in please?

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Lited this from our local Training School

"For all courses you will require a provisional UK Licence or a full UK licence with Category A provision"
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I may be wrong, but I think this was introduced when the CBT test was made compulsory for car drivers wanting a bike licence?

Why is it silly?
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From what I can gather you do need to do the CBt before you can get the full motorcycle license, so you need a provisional. You will also need to do the theory test which has questions in it regarding motorcycles and not just road signs ect it even has some mechanical ones/control ones . You can do a 4/5 day course for the full license

With a CBT u can ride a 125cc on L plates within the Uk and also bigger bikes with sidecars. You can then sit the main test either on a 125 which means u can ride without L plates or on a bigger bike which means u can ride a bike bigger than 125cc.


I think car license allows you to ride mopeds 50cc if you got it before a certain date on L plates
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Check if your car license has the A entitlement. If it doesn't you will have to send it off to the DVLA for this to be ammended.

Then you can do a CBT.

Then do theory and test.

And you have to redo the theory test even if you only just did it for the car.
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It seems silly to me. Just another squeeze of the pocket by the greedy pigs!
As other posters have said you need the A category on your license. This clears up all the confusion with car drivers thinking they can ride a 125 on L-plates, wheel on a stick sidecars etc.

Check your paper license has the A on it. The slacker training companies don't check. Turn up with a scratty bit of paper bought for ten shillings from a post office and your test will get cancelled and you'd no come back. Your trainer should check all the signatures and photographs but a lot skip it.

I'd agree with you on the pricing policy, but that's the civil service and government for you, they have the ultimate monopoly.

Andy
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