Licence Category |
Vehicles you can ride |
Requirements for Licence |
Minimum Age |
AM |
Mopeds with speed range of 25 km/h to 45 km/h | Compulsory basic training (CBT), theory test, practical test on all powered 2-wheeled moped | 16 |
AM |
Small 3-wheelers (up to 50 cc and below 4 Kilowatt) | Compulsory basic training (CBT), theory test, practical test | 16 |
AM |
Light quadricycles (weighing under 350 kg, top speed 45 km/h) | Compulsory basic training (CBT), theory test, practical test | 16 |
Q |
Same as AM plus 2 or 3-wheeled mopeds with top speed of 25 km/h | Granted with AM | 16 |
A1 |
Small motorbikes up to 11 kW (and a power-to-weight ratio not more than 0.1 kW per kg) and 125 cc | Compulsory basic training (CBT), theory test, practical | 17 |
A2 |
Medium motorbikes up to 35 kW (and a power-to-weight ratio not more than 0.2 kW per kg), bike mustn’t be derived from vehicle more than twice its power | Direct access – theory and practical; staged access – 2 years experience on A1 motorbike and a further practical test | 19 |
A |
Motorbikes unlimited in size/power, with or without a sidecar, and motor tricycles with power output over 15 kW | Direct access – CBT theory and practical (you must be at least 24 years old);Staged access route – held an A2 licence for a minimum of 2 years – practical test (21 or over) | 24 (Direct) or 21 (Staged Access) |