Hi drunk drivers

Can convicted d/drivers ride scooters? don't think so.

In message , on Fri,

Utter rubbish. How can they have a provisional licence if they are "disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle"?

Look around you..., most middle age men riding 50cc scooter are ex-drunk drivers. When they get their licence back. They will be put on the insurance black list.., they car insurance can cost over £3,000(third party), that's why they ride a 50cc scooter.

Don't know about the legality of the licence question but I'm sure a quick visit to your local nick and a word with Traffic will give you the definitive answer.

However, your comments about insurance are entirely incorrect.

Geoff MacK

Fri,

DVLA website....

From 1 January 1997 all learner moped and motorcycle riders irrespective of when a licence was issued must have completed a Compulsory Basic Training [CBT] course before riding a moped or motorcycle on the road.

When you successfully complete a CBT you will get a Certificate of Completion (DL196) which is valid for 3 years. Keep your certificate safe because you will need to show it to the examiner when you take your moped or motorcycle practical test. You may also need to show it to the police. Certificates issued before 1 July 1996 expired on 30 June 1999. The requirement to complete CBT does not apply to those riders who are:

a.. learning to ride a motorcycle and who have already obtained full moped entitlement as a result of passing a moped test on or after 1 December 1990, or

b.. riding a moped with full entitlement given automatically with a full car licence.

You can tell the difference between the knowledge boy and drink driving scum. The trainee taxi drivers usually have a plastic paper holder on the handle bars. Trainee taxi driver ride them better too.

I know of several cases of drivers actually finding cheaper insurance quotes than they paid before they lost their licences. It seems that, while some insurance companies won't even insure ex-drunk drivers, many insurance companies aren't particularly bothered about their conviction.

-- athomik

Correct. Some companies look at (say) a two year ban and treat it as "new insurance" with the appropriate introductory bonus, which can well take the premium to less than it was pre-conviction.

Geoff MacK

What's that got to do with the price of fish? You get exemption from CBT, not from having a licence or insurance.

Have you misheard someone talking about France? Mopeds are not classed as motor vehicles there, and they can be used by disqualified drivers.

In the UK - Bollocks!