Motorcycles: Training

(asked on 20th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 136074 on Motorcycles: Training, if he will make it his policy to provide critical workers who cannot work from home with an extension of the two-year Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) period before they are required to take a full moped or motorcycle test or their CBT again to cover the period when full tests and CBT tests are unavailable due to restrictions to prevent the transmission of covid-19; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 27th January 2021

Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) helps to ensure riders can ride safely on their own while they prepare to take the full moped or motorcycle test. It is the expectation motorcycle riders will go on and take their full test within two years. If they do not take the motorcycle test within this timeframe, they will need to renew their CBT.

Rider safety is vital as they are one of our most vulnerable groups of road users. Taking a motorcycle test or renewing their CBT ensures they have the basic skills to be safe.

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