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Question follow-through · 4348

Motorcycles: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the evidential basis is for (a) licensing requirements and (b) age restrictions for (i) mopeds, (ii) motorcycles and (iii) other powered light vehicles.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
5 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
11 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the evidential basis is for (a) licensing requirements and (b) age restrictions for (i) mopeds, (ii) motorcycles and (iii) other powered light vehicles.

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The current licensing requirements and age restrictions for moped, motorcycles were implemented in 2012 when the UK transposed the requirements of the European Union’s Third Driving Licence Directive. These regulations were drafted after extensive public ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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