PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Motorcycles: Training (11 January 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential legislative changes necessary in order to extend the 2 year Compulsory Basic Training period before a full test or taking CBT again is required.

Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)

Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) helps to ensure riders can ride safely on their own while they prepare to take the full moped or motorcycle test. It is the expectation motorcycle riders will go on and take their full test within two years. If they do not take the motorcycle test within this timeframe, they will need to renew their CBT.

The Government has no current plans to extend the validity period for CBT pass certificates. Riders will need to pass another course if their certificate expires, in order to continue riding.

Answered by:
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
15 January 2021