License for Trike.

Seaniemac

What kind of Driving License do I need to Drive a Trike. Also, is Carole Nash the only Incurance Company in the country that will insure a Trike? Thanks in Advance for any help.

aaakev

Car license

chasm

Depends when you got your full Car licence:
From NDLS:
Tricycle:  Where a person had an entitlement to the category B  full licence prior to 19 January 2013 that also covered them to ride tricycles. They still retain that entitlement. All first full Licences issued for the category B from 19 January 2013 would not have this entitlement and therefore they must take out the appropriate Bike category to ride a trike. The appropriate bike category will depend on the CC of the Tricycle.

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

So I can drive a trike on my car license............ would that cover those Yamaha Tricity things?

Seaniemac

I have a Full Car License since 1980 but in February of last year I had to have it Amended to say that I Wore a Prosthetic Leg and that i can only drive a vehicle that is adapted for my disability. would this license still cover me for the Trike??

blu3r0ri0n

Seaniemac wrote: »

I have a Full Car License since 1980 but in February of last year I had to have it Amended to say that I Wore a Prosthetic Leg and that i can only drive a vehicle that is adapted for my disability. would this license still cover me for the Trike??

Probably best to fire off an email to RSA, they should be able to help you out. That way you can print it off and stick it in your license just in case.

TeaBagMania

blu3r0ri0n wrote: »

Probably best to fire off an email to RSA, they should be able to help you out. That way you can print it off and stick it in your license just in case.

Agreed
I was under the impression any vehicle with less than 4 wheels was considered a motorcycle

josealdo

is it a trike based on a beetle chassis ?

TeaBagMania

Oh you’re talking about those old trikes made out of VW bugs back in the 70’s
I was thinking about the new ones based on Hondas and Harleys

chasm

TeaBagMania wrote: »

Agreed
I was under the impression any vehicle with less than 4 wheels was considered a motorcycle

They have only come under motorcycle licenses since January 2013, hence the reason why people who held/hold a full car license issued before that date can ride a trike on a car license.

neamhspleachi

Motorcycle engine based trike = motorcycle license

Car engine based trike = car license

bladespin

neamhspleachi wrote: »

Motorcycle engine based trike = motorcycle license

Car engine based trike = car license

There are many 'car' engined bikes around, does that mean you can ride a V8 engined bike with a car license?

neamhspleachi

bladespin wrote: »

There are many 'car' engined bikes around, does that mean you can ride a V8 engined bike with a car license?

Yes as far as I'm aware

Seaniemac

What I had in mind was a Harley Davidson Trike. Either Factory made or Converted by one of the Custom bike workshops around the country.

neamhspleachi

Seaniemac wrote: »

What I had in mind was a Harley Davidson Trike. Either Factory made or Converted by one of the Custom bike workshops around the country.

These are the guys you need to talk to http://www.trikeshop.co.uk/

bladespin

neamhspleachi wrote: »

Yes as far as I'm aware

Jesus wept, imagine jumping on a hoss without ever having even ridden a moped.

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

Seaniemac wrote: »

What I had in mind was a Harley Davidson Trike. Either Factory made or Converted by one of the Custom bike workshops around the country.

Well if you really want it, and it requires a bike license, just get a learner permit and do the IBT :cool:

Seaniemac

FuzzyWuzzyWazza wrote: »

Well if you really want it, and it requires a bike license, just get a learner permit and do the IBT :cool:

The IBT wouldn`t really be an option for me because I can`t ride a Motorcycle now because of the Above knee prosthesis....

Hotblack Desiato

neamhspleachi wrote: »

Motorcycle engine based trike = motorcycle license

Car engine based trike = car license

Nope.

Seaniemac

ninja900 wrote: »

Nope.

What do you think ninja900?? Is it a car license or Bike license????

Oryx

When I checked a few years ago, the motor tax office, who then issued the licences, said you had to have a car licence. The insurers (usually bike insurers) required you to have a bike licence and a car licence at least one of which should be full. So regardless of what the rsa say, the insurer may have their own criteria.

And theres also the other question that always crops up - do you wear a helmet....

Hotblack Desiato

Seaniemac wrote: »

What do you think ninja900?? Is it a car license or Bike license????

NDLS answer already posted on the thread.

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

Seaniemac wrote: »

The IBT wouldn`t really be an option for me because I can`t ride a Motorcycle now because of the Above knee prosthesis....

Ah...... that would throw a spanner in the works alright. Though I would assume if you need a bike license then the IBT would have to be available on a trike too.

Oryx

FuzzyWuzzyWazza wrote: »

Ah...... that would throw a spanner in the works alright. Though I would assume if you need a bike license then the IBT would have to be available on a trike too.

And the test.

Hotblack Desiato

Oryx wrote: »

When I checked a few years ago, the motor tax office, who then issued the licences, said you had to have a car licence. The insurers (usually bike insurers) required you to have a bike licence and a car licence at least one of which should be full. So regardless of what the rsa say, the insurer may have their own criteria.

I don't see how, to insure a vehicle of one class, they could require you to have a licence of another class. If you are legal to drive the insured vehicle they have no right to require anything else of you.

Oryx

ninja900 wrote: »

I don't see how, to insure a vehicle of one class, they could require you to have a licence of another class. If you are legal to drive the insured vehicle they have no right to require anything else of you.

They were bike based trikes.