Training and Licensing 16 year old:
You may only ride a 50 cc Scooter restricted to 30mph (classified as a moped)
You will need to apply for a provisional moped license and take Compulsory Basic Training (CBT). The CBT must be taken by anyone wishing to ride a motorbike or scooter on the public roads. The courses, which are carried out by an Approved Training Body, take a day to compete.

The course covers 5 main elements:

  • 1.Learning how to balance on your scooter
  • 2.Learning to stop in an emergency
  • 3 Positioning yourself on the road whilst you are riding
  • 4 U turns
  • 5 Safety checks

Once you have competed the training successfully, you will be issued with a certificate of validation (DL196). L plates will be required which can only be removed, once you have completed a theory and practical test.
Scootercrazy will be more than willing to make all the necessary arrangements for your CBT training and can include the cost in your package.

17 year old +/ No car license
There are two types of license available, a provisional moped license for up to 50cc and a provisional motorcycle license which will allow you, to ride scooters up to 125cc. Once you have successfully completed the CBT training you will be able to ride on the road displaying L plates. Scootercrazy will be more than willing to make all the necessary arrangements for your CBT training and can include the cost in your package. For a detailed explanation of CBT see the section in the 16 year olds category above


21 year old +/ car license

  • Full car license holders can ride a 50cc scooter restricted to 30mph without L plates and without any further training, provided that the license was issued before 1st February 2001
  • A car license also acts as a provisional license for larger cc scooters.
  • A successful CBT training will allow you to ride a scooter of 125 cc with L plates for the life of the CBT
  • For a detailed explanation of CBT see the section in the 16 year olds category above

Please see the flow chart detailed below for a full and comprehensive explanation of the routes to a license:

Routes to a full moped licence
Routes to a full motorcycle licence