Holding a restricted licence

• Conditions
• Moving to a full licence

Restricted licence conditions

When you have your restricted motorcycle licence, you must keep to the following conditions:

• You must carry your restricted licence with you at all times when you are riding.
• You must not ride a motorcycle with an engine capacity greater than 250 cc.
• You must not ride between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am.
• You must not carry a pillion passenger.
• You should not drink any alcohol before you drive.
  • If you're under 20, your legal alcohol limit is 30 mg/100 ml of blood. This is effectively a zero limit - consuming one drink will mean a rider can be charged with drink driving.
  • If you're over 20, the legal alcohol limit is 80 mg/100 ml of blood. Your riding, however, may be affected well before you reach the legal alcohol limit.

Moving to a full licence

Riders under 25 years of age

You must hold your restricted licence for a minimum period of 18 months before you can move to a full licence. This can be reduced to 12 months if you successfully complete an approved course teaching advanced riding skills (provided you do the course after you have held your restricted licence for at least six months).

• Driver licensing courses - Factsheet telling you which courses are approved and how to find course providers.

Riders aged 25 or over

You must hold your restricted licence for a minimum of six months before you can move to a full licence. This can be reduced to three months if you successfully complete an approved course teaching advanced riding skills.

• Driver licensing courses - Factsheet telling you which courses are approved and how to find course providers.

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Last updated: 29 August 2005