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Motorcycles: Driving Instruction

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 34152, tabled on 26 February 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of motorcycle compulsory basic training.

Answered on

6 March 2025

The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, and wants to take account of the long-standing plans in the Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, alongside recent information and proposals from the motorcycle sector. These include a desire to make things simpler for riders whilst recognising the importance of maintaining our safety record.