Motorcycle Training Improvements
In 2016 the DVSA published a public consultation on the way that motorcycle training works in Great Britain. A number of motorcycle training improvements came out of that in their consultation results in December 2017. And since then, not a single one has been implemented.
In July of this year the MCIA, together with other interested motorcycle safety organisations have written to the Secretary of State to prioritise the implementation of these improvements. Some are aimed at the way training schools and instructors are managed but the improvements that would have a direct influence on learners are the following:
- Introduction of a training course to upgrade motorcycle licence entitlements – Currently an A2 qualified rider who meets the requirements to upgrade to a full category A licence has to retake their Mod 1 and Mod 2 tests and might also require a theory certificate. This proposal would replace retests with a progressive learning course with a training school.
- Empowerment to revoke CBT certificates or impose measures for learner riders who accumulate six penalty points.
- Restriction of learners who complete CBT on an automatic transmission machine to riding-only automatic machines and provision for upgrading entitlement to manual for riders with such restrictions.
- Revision of the CBT syllabus, including the requirement for instructors to ensure appropriate attire for trainees. 3CMT already implement an appropriate attire policy and you will not be permitted to start any CBT or training course without meeting the necessary requirements. Course fees will be lost.
- Introduction of a theory test as part of or prior to CBT.
All of these would either simplify the UK motorcycle licence regime and/or raise the bar on motorcycle safety itself. You can read the letter to the Secretary of State here.
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