Recent Changes
The DSA (in conjunction with the DETR) have introduced a number of changes to the above provisions.

These changes include:

Validity of CBT certificates has been reduced to 2 years but longer in the case of a car licence holder acquiring moped entitlement.

The two-year limit for motorcycle entitlement for provisional licence holders has ended.

The exemption from the requirement for the motorcycle theory test for car licence holders has finished.

CBT now required to bring into force the (full) moped entitlement for new car licence holders who passed their test after 1st February 2001.

On-road practical test to be taken with dipped headlight illuminated.
CBT certificate no longer to be required for holders of one class of FULL motorcycle licence taking training/testing on a different class of bike.

Student/Instructor ratio restricted to 4 to 1 (2 to 1 for DAS would still apply).

Instructor to trainee, radio contact at all times during the on road ride.

From October 2001 the Hazard Awareness test to run along side the theory test.

The DSA are contemplating extending the CBT to a 2 day course, we will keep you posted.

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