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What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules

• Overview

  There are different rules if you held a motorcycle or moped licence before…

• Licences issued before 19 January 2013

  If you held a motorcycle or moped licence before 19 January 2013 then…

• Bike categories, ages and licence requirements

  Licence category Requirements for licence Minimum age Mopeds with speed…

• Safety equipment

  Helmet You must wear a safety helmet when riding a motorcycle on the road.…

Go through the Dartford tunnel or cross the Queen Elizabeth bridge with a bicycle.

To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed

Rules for cyclists, including an overview, road junctions, roundabouts and crossing the road.

• Updated: 29 January 2022

Electric bikes meeting the EAPC regulations can be ridden on the road without being taxed, licensed or insured

When to book your motorcycle, moped or scooter tests, what to take with you, what happens during the tests, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled

Cycling and walking investment, grant funding, research and infrastructure case studies.

• Updated: 6 July 2022

Information and rules about you and your bicycle.

• Updated: 29 January 2022

• Updated: 18 January 2024

How to set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) and the direct access scheme (DAS) to learner riders