CBT, or Compulsory Basic Training, Anyone with a provisional licence must take this course to validate their motorcycle licence.
This training course will contain all the information necessary to pass the C.B.T training course as easily as possible, and should take four to five hours to complete. A C.B.T Certificate will be issued providing you meet the Roadcraft basic standard required. If this standard is not reached, a small fee will be charged for further training
The CBT's can be done during the day in the week or on a Saturday
Any learner riding a powered two wheeler on the road must hold a current CBT Certificate unless they are on the road-riding area of an approved CBT Course. The CBT (Compulsory Basic Training) course is a course which is run by motorcycle training bodies such as Roadcraft motorcycle training in Nottingham and approved by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA). Most DSA approved training bodies can hire or loan both bikes and safety equipment, e.g. helmets.
All learner riders must complete CBT before riding a motorbike on the roads
CBT
pass certificates issued before 1st February 2000
will be valid for two years from the date of issue.
CBT will have to be retaken if both theory and practical tests are not passed within the Certificate life.
A motorcycle CBT must be completed before riding on the road by all learners who are resident on mainland Great Britain, islands that are connected to the mainland by a road, and the following islands: Wight, North Uist, Lewis, South Uist, Harris, Benbecula, mainland Orkney and mainland Shetland. Residents of all other islands will be exempt from the need to rake CBT, but only if riding on roads which are on an exempted island.
A CBT certificate issued in respect of a course completed on a motorcycle and sidecar combination or a moped with more than two wheels will restrict the provisional riding entitlement (or full moped entitlement on full car license) to such vehicles.
Once you have successfully completed CBT and have your certificate (DL 196) you can carry on to take additional motorbike training like direct access to pass your tests and qualify for a full motorcycle or moped licence.
Intensive Direct Access - If you are aged 21+ & have previous riding experience, you can skip the 33bhp limit on 125 tests & obtain your full unrestricted licence in 3 days
Non-Intensive DAS
Non-Intensive DAS Training
If you are aged 21 or over, you can skip over the 33bhp limit on 125 tests and obtain your full unrestricted motorcycle licence
125cc Motorcycle Training
125cc Motorcycle Training
125cc Motorcycle training which will enable you to ride a motorcycle restricted to 33 b.h.p for 2 years, then ride anything