A question about : What does my licence say I can drive?
Maybe it is just me, but these things don't seem all that clear at all.
I am 28 and passed my car test when I was about 19/20.
I have just had my shiny new licence through and I notice on the back that it has date of issue and expiry dates for the following categories:
AM
A
B1
B
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As far as I can see from the little pictures, B is the car - that makes sense.
I have searched on google and AM appears to be a moped.
Quote:
You can drive 2-wheeled vehicles with a maximum design speed of over 25km/h (15.5mph) but not more than 45km/h (28mph). |
A seems to be:
Code:
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
What sort of motorbike would have a power output of more than 35kw? It doesn't seem to have a limit to the power output, but I know if you wanted a really powerful bike, you would need an A1 and then A2.
Any help would be great
Best answers:
- https://www.gov.uk/view-driving-licence will show you, in quite a bit of detail, what you are and aren't allowed to drive/ride.
If you've not passed a bike test, then the Cat A will have information code 79(tri) after it - which means trikes only. - The A group is the motorcycle entitlement from the days before power limits. It means 'test passed, can drive any bike'. Either you have overlooked an extra bit of code or it's a misprint.
- The latest licences do have cat A, but with an endorsement for trikes only. I only noticed it because my wife's new licence has it - I thought they'd made a mistake at first, and given her a full bike licence.
- I suspect this is registered as a bike rather than a trike?
https://www.gizmag.com/yamaha-tricity...tilting/31370/
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