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Ta, it was actually backwards I was wondering about the most as I was wondering if you had to have both hands on handlebars at all times.

Get a pretest, will clarify all these small pieces.

Attached road marking means STOP? (Ignore new tarmac strip)

#brainfreeze

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Yep, its a full re-issue of the licence, so the 10 years restart

Unfortunately, IBT schools and bike instructers are fast disappearing up and down the country. The RSA website is not very helpful in this regard! Almost everyone will have a bit of trouble finding someone to take them on these days. I am very sure a few other posters will have a better idea than me on who might be able to help. Also, You might wish to say what country you are in as that will help.

It might be useful if someone could start a discussion on IBT schools currently running and taking people on.

I have C1. So will I get another 5 years on the C1 if I add a motorcycle category? (With the required medical).

then another 10 years on the bike and car categories?

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You can renew online . You just need to scan/photograph your medical and upload it along with your renewal application. Also I don't think you can remove a Category with the NDLS online system. Even if you can, the old licence is now invalid so the C1 no longer exists as a current Category (obviously the entitlement to add it back on remains for 10 years).

The RSA website appears to be offline these last few days. Have been trying to access it but no luck. Not sure what's on there but I have seen and heard nothing about downtime or otherwise.

Would it be worth posting if you got a test recently how long the wait was from booking to test

i.e general location -booked -test etc (or still waiting) I'm more curious how long the general wait is

After many months and having to travel half way across the country... I now have the theory test done and learner permit in hand... IBT is booked with Dalton, my instructor is Mark.

Any suggestions for how I should progress... I used to ride bikes 20 years ago. I'll pick it up fairly quickly I believe. But should I book in for a test ASAP, or should I hang back and build some roadcraft? How many lessons are generally recommended? And what is the best test centre in Dublin to use? I'm in the Dun Laoghaire area, but happy to travel. BTW, I'll be renting a bike for the test.

I am not 100% sure where the above quotation came from, is it from the IBT school or the RSA. Either way, my understanding is if you are a person under 25 then some restrictions do come into it. As you seem to be over this age I do not see any issues. I do know that biking these days is full of doublespeak and contradictions! it seems to be the way it's going. a good chat with the bike school guy will clear it all up. I myself would not pay too much attention to this. If however, you had an old provisional licence for a good number of years say more than 5 then it may have something to do with the matter. as you are starting from the beginning again after a long break from riding I really do not see any issues. Best of luck

Dan

It is. There is no power restriction if you are aged 25 or older which given your comment about riding 20 years ago makes me think you are!

Make sure your learner permit has A class on it and you tell your IBT instructor you want to obtain an A IBT cert so you can ride anything. It will involve doing the road riding portion of the IBT on an A class bike (likely a Bandit or MT07 or similar). Can then buy and ride anything you like to practice and build up experience on and then use the school bike for the test (as you indicated) if your own bike doesn't meet A specs.

One thing you should know is there is a six month wait from first learner permit before you can sit a test although your past experience might exempt you from that (would need to contact RSA to confirm). Also since there is no test capacity anywhere when you try to book a test - you just go on a wait list and then ask for priority if you are an essential worker - it could easily be six months before you get a test date anyway!

You could chance contacting the main dealer for your bike and ask for its certificate of conformity as proof of the specs. For me it was Danfay (Yamaha) - I just asked nicely in an email and got the cert with VIN on it back a couple of days later. Debating whether its worth sending of the reg cert to Shannon to have it updated or just present the cert of conformity on the day of the test whenever that eventually is 🙄been on the waiting list a little while but my IBT is about to expire so would be goosed if I was called in the next couple of weeks.

Well done!!

Were the Jvc headphones loud / clear enough?

Nice one!

I got called for bikesafe this weekend so looking forward to that

Cheers :-) I'm a little deaf after 20 years in an engineering company ( tinnitus ) and age has also taken a toll too so a little worried that I might not be able to hear the instruction too well

thanks for the reply