ASK THE POLICE UK ;

Click on the link below to view the answer to the question "

What is the law relating to three wheel vehicles?

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q504.htm#

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Licences issued between 1976 and 1986

Old Category ; C

Vehicles you could drive ;

Any motor trike less than 410kg (500kg laden)

Category from 2013 ; B1*

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Licences issued between 1976 and 1986

Old Category ; D

Vehicles you could drive ;

Motorbike

Category from 2013 ; A1 , A2 and A* { depending on the size of the motorbike }

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Licences issued between 1986 and June 1990

Old Category ; C

Vehicles you could drive ;

Vehicle with 4 wheels up to 400kg unladen

Category from 2013 ; B1*

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Licences issued between 1986 and June 1990

Old Category ; D

Vehicles you could drive ;

Motorbike

Category from 2013 ; A1 , A2 and A* { depending on the size of the motorbike }

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Licences issued between June 1990 and December 1996

Old Category ; A

Vehicles you could drive ;

Motorbike with maximum speed of more than 50km/h or with engine over 50cc

Category from 2013 ; A1 , A2 and A* { depending on the size of the motorbike }

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Licences issued between June 1990 and December 1996

Old Category ; B1

Vehicles you could drive ;

Vehicle with 4 wheels up to 400kg unladen or 550kg if intended to carry goods

Category from 2013 ; B1*

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Licences issued between January 1997 and 14 October 2012

Old Category ; A

Vehicles you could drive ;

Motorbikes up to 25kW power output 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

Category from 2013 ; A*

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Licences issued between January 1997 and 14 October 2012

Old Category ; B1

Vehicles you could drive ;

3 or 4-wheeled vehicles up to 400kg unladen or 550kg if intended to carry goods

Category from 2013

B1* for 4-wheeled vehicles ; A* (restricted to trikes)

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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 or 550kg if they’re designed for carrying goods.

Car Licence holders

Category B

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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