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« Reply #30 on: 04 May 2010, 10:52:10 »

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A hundred nicker??????

Impossible to fail............?

bloody licence to print money!!


Thats why all these 16yo idiots on screaming scooters round my way can't ride the bloody things properly, then.

When i did mine on a manual bike a girl there could just not get hang of gears, she just had zero coordination for it, she was rubbish all day. Come road ride, they stuck her on twist&go, which she did ok on. Of course she passed!

Full test is much harder

I don't know if it is that bad as I passed mine  ;D
That was a few years ago now,I don't know if I would pass the new test,probably same for car and hgv tests that I have done in the past as well.

New full test has lots more slow speed stuff, main thing i struggled with was footdown on U turn, course did them perfect training, but test wise put foot down  >:(

I was so annoyed when i did it on test, i went straight into 3 more, and did them perfect, i got a minor for it, although technically i should have been failed.
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Re: Bike Licenses
« Reply #31 on: 04 May 2010, 11:30:00 »

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CBT at your age is 125cc limit, 2 years, no motorway, no pillion + L plates displayed.

CBT is more like a course, its almost impossible to fail. Costs about £100.

The main bike test has changed, i just got through on the old scheme, which is similar to car, weeks course, then off to test, do mixture of town / manoeuvres.

You now have to go to these 'super' test centres, and do a one day off road doing slow speed stuff, you then got to a test centre and do the road bit, you fail one you fail both.

I learnt just for the fun of it, rather than wizzin my money up a wall after a night out

Thought you failed it and had to go back to do it again. ::)

[edit]Something about the instructor shouting all the time and having a bad attitude.[/edit]
« Last Edit: 04 May 2010, 11:30:52 by skruntie »
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« Reply #32 on: 04 May 2010, 11:36:40 »

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CBT at your age is 125cc limit, 2 years, no motorway, no pillion + L plates displayed.

CBT is more like a course, its almost impossible to fail. Costs about £100.

The main bike test has changed, i just got through on the old scheme, which is similar to car, weeks course, then off to test, do mixture of town / manoeuvres.

You now have to go to these 'super' test centres, and do a one day off road doing slow speed stuff, you then got to a test centre and do the road bit, you fail one you fail both.

I learnt just for the fun of it, rather than wizzin my money up a wall after a night out

Thought you failed it and had to go back to do it again. ::)

[edit]Something about the instructor shouting all the time and having a bad attitude.[/edit]

I completed the course but the prat was still foaming at the mouth, after i stalled the bike once in 4 hours  >:(

So went down road and did CBT to Test
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Re: Bike Licenses
« Reply #33 on: 04 May 2010, 14:02:20 »

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Yes, still got the paper one, holding on to it as long as I can.

Think the plastic one is a con with a renewal fee of £17.50 every 10 years without a reminder like the VRFL.


Havent you just moved house?

iirc You HAVE to now have a new style one if any details need changing....

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« Reply #34 on: 04 May 2010, 14:05:59 »

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Yes, still got the paper one, holding on to it as long as I can.

Think the plastic one is a con with a renewal fee of £17.50 every 10 years without a reminder like the VRFL.


Havent you just moved house?



iirc You HAVE to now have a new style one if any details need changing....

I dropped myself inthat one by posting in Danny's thread.


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« Reply #35 on: 04 May 2010, 14:07:10 »

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Yes, still got the paper one, holding on to it as long as I can.

Think the plastic one is a con with a renewal fee of £17.50 every 10 years without a reminder like the VRFL.


Havent you just moved house?



iirc You HAVE to now have a new style one if any details need changing....

I dropped myself inthat one by posting in Danny's thread.




 ;D ;D ;D

So then? 'forgot' to update?  ;D ;D ;D tut tut tut
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Re: Bike Licenses
« Reply #36 on: 04 May 2010, 14:10:57 »

In all all honesty I filled the forms out online and found out they were gonna charge me £17.50 if I didnt find my old licence.
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« Reply #37 on: 04 May 2010, 14:14:07 »

the gits force you to pay now regardless, they will not issue a new paper license, so if you move, you either break the law and dont notify them, or pay for a photocard.

motorist taken for a ride again  >:(

Ive still got the paper one...long may it survive  ;D

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« Reply #38 on: 04 May 2010, 14:19:07 »

Thanks for reviving the memories.

I started riding and within a short while compulsary helmets came in... must have know about my riding style.

I passed in 1976 on a 250 AJS. I became famous in the testing centre as I lost the examiner during the " you go round the block and I'll jump out for your emergency stop..." bit. I caught up with him 20 feet away from the testing centre door - the emergency stop I did at that point was good enough he said, so I passed  ::)

How times have changed!
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« Reply #39 on: 04 May 2010, 14:20:47 »

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the gits force you to pay now regardless, they will not issue a new paper license, so if you move, you either break the law and dont notify them, or pay for a photocard.

motorist taken for a ride again  >:(

Ive still got the paper one...long may it survive  ;D

The motorist is paying through the nose for everything, and gets sod all in the way of a thankyou, like properly maintained roads.
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« Reply #40 on: 04 May 2010, 15:03:54 »

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CBT at your age is 125cc limit, 2 years, no motorway, no pillion + L plates displayed.
Engine size has nothing to do with the CBT, he will be restricted to 125cc (and no more than 12BHP) until he passes either the restricted or full test.

The CBT proves nothing more than you can start, stop, and steer.

Is that not what i said?
Your post reads that Gaffers is restricted to 125cc by virtue of his age.
If Gaffers wants to, he can jump straight on to anything he likes and do the whole lot (CBT, Theory, Part 1, & Part 2) in one hit.
If he should happen to pass the whole lot (on a bike that is making more than 50BHP), he can be riding a turbo Busa the next day if the fancy takes him.
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« Reply #41 on: 04 May 2010, 15:14:03 »

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the gits force you to pay now regardless, they will not issue a new paper license, so if you move, you either break the law and dont notify them, or pay for a photocard.

motorist taken for a ride again  >:(

Ive still got the paper one...long may it survive  ;D
I got charged for "driving otherwise than in accordance with a license" (as well as the automatic charge of no insurance) a couple of years back because mine didn't have the same address that the old bill had for me.

The look on the prosecutors face was a picture & a half when I produced a letter from the DVLA that says you can use any address you like so long as you can be contacted within 24 hours :)

Both charges dismissed, and awarded all costs that I had incurred during the farce.
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