Compulsory basic training (CBT) is a course you have to take before you ride a moped or motorcycle on the road.
Students must have a basic knowledge and understanding of the highway code BEFORE attending courses. When you arrive at your training school, before you start the course, students must take an eyesight test. DVLA standards require you to be able to read a licence plate at 20 metres (20.5 m for old style plates) which is approximately 5 car lengths nose to tail, or the width of 8 parking bays. If you are unable to complete the eyesight test, you will not be able to continue with the course.
After you’ve completed CBT, you can ride a:
- moped if you’re 16 or over
- motorcycle up to 125cc and with a power output of up to 11kW if you’re 17 or over
Upon completion of your CBT you must ride with L plates on and
you must either pass your full moped or motorcycle test within 2 years, or you have to either take CBT again or stop riding.
For more information please visit gov.uk/motorcycle-cbt
The charge for the Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) is £175.00, this includes the hire of the bike.
If you have your own bike the cost will be £160.
If you do not reach the required standard of road safety and riding ability, a certificate will not be issued and you will be invited back for further training. Once your instructor is happy with your abilities and road safety / awareness, they will then issue your certificate.
Any further training required will be at £40 per hour.
A copy of your CBT certificate can be supplied at the cost of £20.
DIRECT ACCESS SCHEME (DAS)
All provisional licence holders training on a motorcycle over 125cc and 11kW power output can only be trained by a qualified DAS instructor.
The minimum age to take the full motorcycle licence, also called the catagory A, using the Direct Access scheme is 24. Restricted motorcycle licence for a 19 to 23 year old is 47 bhp. All students must supply their own safety equipment for DAS.
For more information please visit
gov.uk/direct-access-scheme
MODULE 1
The test will be examined by the DVSA in a test centre. The test is located in a safe off-road training area which will take around 20 minutes to complete. You'll be asked to do the following:
- Wheel the moped or motorbike and use the stand
- Riding a slalom
- Figure of 8
- A slow ride
- A U-turn
- Cornering of around 30kph/19mph and a controlled stop
- Cornering and the emergency stop from around 50kph/32mph
- Cornering and hazard avoidance at 50kph/32mph
For all mopeds, the speed requirments are 80kpm/19mph.
There are two circuits, a left and right, as shown in the image, but you only do one, which is chosen on the day by the DVSA examiner.
For more information please visit
gov.uk/module-one
The hourly lesson charge is only £45.00, this includes the hiring of a bike.
The test day price which includes the DVSA test fee and bike hire is £110.
MODULE 2
You must have passed the module 1 test before you can take the module 2 test.
The module 2 test normally takes about 40 minutes and includes:
- an eyesight check
- ‘show me, tell me’ vehicle safety questions
- on-road riding
- independent riding
For more information please visit
gov.uk/module-two
The hourly lesson charge is only £40.00, this includes the hiring of a bike.
Test day price which includes the DVSA test fee, 1 hour pre-test warm up lesson and the bike hire is £175.
WHAT IS A TASTER SESSION?
Do you fear the thought of riding a motorbike? Think they are dangerous machines? Or just curious because you have never ridden one before? Whatever your reason, these are sessions that will help you make up your mind and the sessions are undertaken on our training area and do not include any riding on a public highway.
Whether you want to try a scooter, a geared bike or even both, its entirely up to you. It's just a fun taster session to help you get a feel of a bike.
We charge an hourly rate of £40.00 for a taster session.
