D.V.L.A ...and...VEHICLE CHECK STUFF and VOSA INFO

D ........... MOTORBIKE ......................................................................................................................... A1,A2 or A

................................................................................................................................................................. { depending on size of motorbike }

C ............ ANY MOTOR TRIKE WEIGHING LESS THAN 410KG { 500KG LADEN } ........... B1 (excluding quad bikes)

LICENCES Issued Between 1986 and JUNE 1990

GROUP .. CATEGORY OF VEHICLES ALLOWED TO DRIVE .................................... NEW CATEGORY

D ........... MOTORBIKE .......................................................................................................................... A1,A2 or A

C ............ VEHICLES WITH 4 WHEELS UP TO 400KGS UNLADEN ............................................. B1

LICENCES Issued Between JUNE 1990 and DECEMBER 1996

GROUP .. CATEGORY OF VEHICLES ALLOWED TO DRIVE .............................................. NEW CATEGORY

A ......... MOTORBIKE with maximum speed of over 50kp/h or over 50cc ................. A1,A2 or A

........................................................................................................................................................ { depending on size of motorbike }

B1 ............ 4-wheeled vehicles up to 400kg unladen ......................................................... B1

.................... or 550kg if intended to carry goods

LICENCES Issued Between JAN 1997 and 14 OCT 2012

GROUP .. CATEGORY OF VEHICLES ALLOWED TO DRIVE .................................... NEW CATEGORY

A ......... Motorbikes up to 25kW power output ............................................................................. A

.............. and power weight ratio up to 0.16kW/kg;

.............. motorbikes with sidecar and power weight ratio up to 0.16kW/kg;

.............. any size motorbike, with or without a sidecar if you’ve completed the large motorbike direct access scheme.

B1 ............ 3 or 4-wheeled vehicles up to 400kg unladen ........................................................ B1 For 4 wheeled vehicles

.................... or 550kg if intended to carry goods ........................................ A {Restricted to Trikes }

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NEW LICENCE CATEGORIES

MOTORBIKES

Category A

You can drive:

motorbikes with a power output more than 35kW or a power to weight ratio more than 0.2kW/kg
motor tricycles with a power output more than 15kW

Light vehicles and quad bikes

Category B1

You can drive motor vehicles with

4 wheels up to 400kg unladen

550kg if they’re designed for carrying goods.

Cars

Category B

You can drive vehicles up to 3,500kg Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) with up to 8 passenger seats (with a trailer up to 750kg).

You can also tow heavier trailers if the total weight of vehicle and trailer isn’t more than 3,500kg.

You can drive motor tricycles with a power output higher than 15kW if you are over 21 years old.

Physically disabled drivers with provisional category B entitlement will also have provisional entitlement to ride category A1 or A motor tricycles.

Able-bodied drivers can no longer ride motor tricycles with a provisional category B licence.

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NOTE

{ my personal info }

However , the trike entitlement was changed back to under the full Motorbike licence so , if you think that you have been given a Full motorbike licence Category A and you know that you have not sat a motorbike test , have a look at it again and , if it shows on your driving licence as Category A but with the restriction code 79{3} this means that you can only ride motor tricycles with a power output more than 15kW and not a 2 wheeled motorbike .

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LICENCE CODE ; 45 -

MOTORBIKES ONLY WITH SIDECAR

LICENCE CODE ; 46 -

TRICYCLES ONLY { FOR LICENCES ISSUED BEFORE 29 JUNE 2014 }

LICENCE CODE ; 79.03 -

RESTRICTED TO TRICYCLES

LICENCE CODE ; 125 -

TRICYCLES ONLY { FOR LICENCES ISSUED BEFORE 29 JUNE 2014 }

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LICENCE COMPARISON ;

COMPARE YOUR OLD LICENCE WITH THE NEW