Just thought there might be interrest, general or in some cases more specific, in the latest rom Europe via NABD:
[size=4]How the new motorcycle licence rules affect trike riders.
As of January 19th 2013 Trikes will become part of the Motorcycle licence category. (Currently they come within the Car Category).
For people with existing full car licenses prior to January 19th 2013, nothing changes. (New licensing rules cannot be backdated).
After January 19th 2013 only people with disabilities will be permitted to take a test on a trike.
(This dispensation is greatly due to consultations between the NABD and the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) including the submission of a very detailed report by the NABD Chairman relating to the use of trikes and sidecar outfits by disabled people).
For disabled people wishing to take a test on a trike after January 19th 2013 they will have to take a CBT (slightly amended to suit trikes). They will also have to do the motorcycle theory test and the practical tests (Mod 1 test is also slightly adapted to suit trikes; i.e. less cones and no avoidance manoeuvre etc.)
A disabled person taking a test on a trike will qualify for a licence restricted to trikes. It will not qualify them to ride solo motorcycles or drive cars.
Able-bodied people who donât hold a full car licence prior to January 19th 2013 will have to pass a motorcycle test, on a motorcycle, before they can ride a trike. (Those who already hold a motorcycle licence will by default be able to ride trikes).
Able-bodied people who are currently riding trikes on L-Plates must successfully pass a test before January 19th 2013.
After that date they can only ride a trike if they successfully pass a motorcycle test on a motorcycle first.
As far as I and the DSA are aware there is no change to the dispensation that allows disabled people to use a motorcycle and sidecar combination to take a motorcycle test, though this would also result in a licence restricted to motorcycles fitted with sidecars.
(I should have full confirmation of this point from Europe sometime tomorrow).
Rick Hulse
NABD Chairman[/size]
[size=4]How the new motorcycle licence rules affect trike riders.
As of January 19th 2013 Trikes will become part of the Motorcycle licence category. (Currently they come within the Car Category).
For people with existing full car licenses prior to January 19th 2013, nothing changes. (New licensing rules cannot be backdated).
After January 19th 2013 only people with disabilities will be permitted to take a test on a trike.
(This dispensation is greatly due to consultations between the NABD and the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) including the submission of a very detailed report by the NABD Chairman relating to the use of trikes and sidecar outfits by disabled people).
For disabled people wishing to take a test on a trike after January 19th 2013 they will have to take a CBT (slightly amended to suit trikes). They will also have to do the motorcycle theory test and the practical tests (Mod 1 test is also slightly adapted to suit trikes; i.e. less cones and no avoidance manoeuvre etc.)
A disabled person taking a test on a trike will qualify for a licence restricted to trikes. It will not qualify them to ride solo motorcycles or drive cars.
Able-bodied people who donât hold a full car licence prior to January 19th 2013 will have to pass a motorcycle test, on a motorcycle, before they can ride a trike. (Those who already hold a motorcycle licence will by default be able to ride trikes).
Able-bodied people who are currently riding trikes on L-Plates must successfully pass a test before January 19th 2013.
After that date they can only ride a trike if they successfully pass a motorcycle test on a motorcycle first.
As far as I and the DSA are aware there is no change to the dispensation that allows disabled people to use a motorcycle and sidecar combination to take a motorcycle test, though this would also result in a licence restricted to motorcycles fitted with sidecars.
(I should have full confirmation of this point from Europe sometime tomorrow).
Rick Hulse
NABD Chairman[/size]
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"It's a TDM, Jim, but not as we know it"www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAHmEWim3to
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Diamond black TDM 900A TRIKE, 2006 ABS model converted by Trike Design (Caerphilly, South Wales) prior to first registration in March 2007.
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