pillion passenger on am license

barroda

Hi I'm in my 50's considering getting a scooter for getting around town. Have full a car license over 30 yrs years with am on it. question is insurance wont cover for a pillion passenger? how can I get this if i already have a license to drive moped. Thanks for any advice

ayux4rj6zql2ph

barroda wrote: »

Hi I'm in my 50's considering getting a scooter for getting around town. Have full a car license over 30 yrs years with am on it. question is insurance wont cover for a pillion passenger? how can I get this if i already have a license to drive moped. Thanks for any advice

I’ve a moped and I’m covered to carry a pillion, depends on the insurer I guess

Del2005

Pillion cover is an extra on most policies.

A legal moped struggles with one person, 2 would be a nightmare.

Markcheese

Good point, do you mean a 50cc scooter? Or something a bit bigger.. (which I assume needs a bike licence...)

barroda

Just a scooter, had big bikes years ago never got a full license. Thats why a scooter appealed as no need to do the rigamorole of the full bike test .

Del2005

barroda wrote: »

Just a scooter, had big bikes years ago never got a full license. Thats why a scooter appealed as no need to do the rigamorole of the full bike test .

There's a lot of hassle to have a vehicle that can only do 45km/h, insurance/tax/helmet, when you could have a pedelec which can do 25km/h with no other expenses bar fuel.

splinter65

What kind of license do you need for a 50cc?

Del2005

splinter65 wrote: »

What kind of license do you need for a 50cc?

Depends how fast it goes.

<45km/h M licence
> 45km/h A1 licence

ayux4rj6zql2ph

Just to clarify something for the sake of it, i had an X8R 50cc moped one time when i was, well lets just say an extremely thin boy, and i regularly carried people of equal build on it, it got the job done perfectly, fast forward several years later, i'm not so the once slim boy i used to be, i have what is effectively a Yamaha Aerox 50cc moped, if i have to stop half way up a hill and take off again it isn't easy to do it.

listermint

Arielle Famous Technology wrote: »

Just to clarify something for the sake of it, i had an X8R 50cc moped one time when i was, well lets just say an extremely thin boy, and i regularly carried people of equal build on it, it got the job done perfectly, fast forward several years later, i'm not so the once slim boy i used to be, i have what is effectively a Yamaha Aerox 50cc moped, if i have to stop half way up a hill and take off again it isn't easy to do it.

Take up jogging ?

:P

ayux4rj6zql2ph

listermint wrote: »

Take up jogging ?

:P

A moped would get up the hill faster than me jogging :pac: