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Changes to Motorcycle Licence Rules

Motorcycle licence rules will be changing next year under European legislation governing driving and riding licences.

The EU-wide rules aim to make motorcycling safer by ensuring that riders get experience of riding before they ride more powerful machines.

The new rules, which come into force on 19 January 2013, will mean:

riders aged 17-19 will be limited to 125cc bikes (category A1)
riders aged 19-21 will be limited to bikes with a power of up to 46.6bhp - typically around 500cc (category A2)
from the age of 21 riders can have access to bigger bikes (category A), but only if they have held a category A2 licence for two years
from the age of 24 riders will be able to opt for direct access to category A (up from the current direct access age of 21)

For full details about which bikes can be used on test and the access requirements for different categories of licence, follow this link:

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