9. Rules for mopeds and motorcycles used for training

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Driver Vehicle Standards Agency

December 19

15:13 2022

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You should make sure that any training machines supplied for the on-road element of the course comply with all legal requirements, including things like vehicle tax, MOT and insurance.

Generally, 3 or 4 wheeled machines will not be accepted for a practical test and are therefore unlikely to be suitable for CBT.

However learners with a disability may ride 3 wheeled mopeds and light quadricycles.

Mopeds

Mopeds have:

2 or 3 wheels
a maximum design speed of over 25km/h and not more than 45km/h

Light quadricycles

Light quadricyles have:- 4 wheels- an unladen mass of not more than 350kg, not including the mass of the batteries in the case of electric vehicles- a maximum design speed of over 25km/h and not more than 45km/h

More information

Contact DVSAs Technical Standards team for further advice about using these vehicles for CBT and the practical motorcycle test.

DVSA Technical Standards team
technicalstandards@dvsa.gov.uk

Motorcycle and sidecar combinations and motor-tricycles

Learners with a disability can ride:

motorcycle and sidecar combinations
motor-tricycles

In these cases, the DL196 is restricted to riding that type of vehicle.

Dipped headlights

Candidates should use dipped headlights or daytime running lights during CBT and direct access scheme (DAS) courses.

Speedometers

By law, speedometers in the UK must show the speed in either:

miles per hour (mph) and kilometres per hour (km/h)
mph only

Motorcycles with speedometers in km/h only can be converted but must show the speed in mph. You cant use an overlay on the outer glass of the speedometer.

Trade plates

Trade plates on motorcycles arent allowed while training is taking place.

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