Can i ride a quad on a bike license ?

[Joe Marcon]

Im thinking of getting a 250cc for winter .i rang ATV world up and they said i can . Just want to verify .

[joshwalker094]

As far as I know you can :) wether you need to wear helmet though I don't know

[squirrel_hunter]

Depends on what your license says. Its best to check here (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_4022547). I would guess you have B1, so its weight not power or CC that is your restriction.

[Joe Marcon]

I just have my bike license thats it

[Bibio]

B1 entitlement. Motor tricycles, quadricycles and three or four wheeled vehicles with an unladen weight no more than 550 kg

so if its under 550kg then yes but if over then no.

[Joe Marcon]

Shame i blew £600 i could of got one :( . Bugger

[Fallout]

I've heard they not road legal, except to and from places of specific use. So basically farmers can ride them on the roads between fields, and I'm sure there are other uses, but you can't legally commute on them or go for pleasure rides on the roads. At least, this is what I've heard! Still see quite a few of them around.

[garynortheast]

www.vosa.gov.uk (http://www.vosa.gov.uk/)


You must be at least 17 years old to ride a road legal quad bike (if they do not exceed 3.5 tonnes).
All terrain vehicles (Quad Bikes) can fall within categories B and B1. If the vehicle has 3 or 4 wheels and weighs more than 550kgs unladen it will fall within category B. Vehicles which weigh less than 550kgs unladen will fall within category B1. There is no legal requirement to wear a helmet but from a safety aspect it is always advisable to wear a proper helmet. A quad bike that is to be used on the road must display registration plates to the front and rear.

[Spank86]

Some quads are not for road use but I think they can be made road legal.


With regards to helmets both quads and trikes are the same, if it has a seat belt and you wear it it doesnt need a helmet. If not, then it does.

[Fallout]

Yeah, just did a bit of googling and found this (https://www.gov.uk/quad-bikes-the-rules).

Basically, most quads don't meet road safety standards and are not road legal. Some are and these can be ridden on the road if taxed, MOTed, registered etc. The rule I was confused about was farmers can road non-road-legal quad bikes on the road (without tax/mot etc) for upto 1.5km between fields.

[-Ralph-]

Another page to look at

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_180318

The different rules on the various different websites make this very confusing, but the short and curlys of it is you can use a quad bike so long as you have the license and it's road legal in the same way motorbike has to be (ie: type approved or SVA tested, MOT'd (unless short distance agricultural), taxed (may be at nil value if agricultural, but it still needs a tax disc), insurance, lights, numberplate, etc, etc)

[Dabteacake]

So seen as Joe only has an A license its a no then

[Joe Marcon]

Im gunna get one anyway haha

[-Ralph-]

So do you still get class B if you pass your car test? If not how the hell do you ever drive a quad? The FSA dont do Quad tests as far as I'm aware.

If you can't get B without doing C, then why does it exist as a separate category? May as well just cover quads under C.

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[Joe Marcon]

I dont know how it works . I dont think police even know . so im gunna get one . Be all legit and shudnt have any problems. I only want it for winter . the snowing day

[Spank86]

When you pass your car test you get B B1 F k and p.


I don't know if you have any of them under provisional but I'd assume you have the other categories because you can get them separately.

[Thunderace]

If I remember rightly you get f k & p on a provisional but the rules may have changed as that was a long time ago.

[Dabteacake]

So do you still get class B if you pass your car test? If not how the hell do you ever drive a quad? The FSA dont do Quad tests as far as I'm aware.

If you can't get B without doing C, then why does it exist as a separate category? May as well just cover quads under C.

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C is a HGV license. Would have to be a pretty big quad lol. Still not sure what you need to drive a quad though as you can do it on B so do not see why you cannot do it on a A as the weight difference wouldnt match a car would it!!

[NTECUK]

When it comes to insuring it, that's the big crunch.
nephew passed his car test but as he has one claim the cost was like £5500
Wounder why there are so meany un insured drivers out ther

[littleoldman2]

When it comes to insuring it, that's the big crunch.
nephew passed his car test but as he has one claim the cost was like £5500
Wounder why there are so meany un insured drivers out ther

Shortly after I got my first car the brakes failed. I had to save for months to be able to afford the repair. I moaned at the garage bloke he said "If you cannot afford to drive then walk":). There is no excuse for not having insurance.

[NTECUK]

Tis true .But its like most things that have underlying causes.
Thankfully we have busses and trains out hear;)

[-Ralph-]

So do you still get class B if you pass your car test? If not how the hell do you ever drive a quad? The FSA dont do Quad tests as far as I'm aware.

If you can't get B without doing C, then why does it exist as a separate category? May as well just cover quads under C.

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Quietly fetches coat and slips out the door.

For some reason I was thinking C was the car license, and B was the quad.

[yorkie_chris]

I dont know how it works . I dont think police even know . so im gunna get one . Be all legit and shudnt have any problems. I only want it for winter . the snowing day

From the info in this thread the only important thing seems to be whether your licence has category B1 on it.

Mine has, but with the "from" date the same as when I passed my car test, not bike, which would suggest you need to pass your car test to get the B1 entitlement.

[daveyrach]

From the info in this thread the only important thing seems to be whether your licence has category B1 on it.

Mine has, but with the "from" date the same as when I passed my car test, not bike, which would suggest you need to pass your car test to get the B1 entitlement.

As YC I have B1 but the date is my Car test pass date not bike.

[Geodude]

I was told that the B1 part of the B entitlement was being taken off the B and added to the A entitlement in Jan 2013 so it means a full A bike licence will have the trike/quad entitlement from Jan 2013 and not the full car licence afaik. I will try and add a link if i can find one to back up this info. Still a bit confusing?



Edit: Added Mag link http://www.mag-uk.org/en/campaignsdetail/a6986 and Direct Gov http://www.mag-uk.org/en/campaignsdetail/a6986

[NTECUK]

So as it stands then the answer to the opening post is a big fat NO.

[tigersaw]

now you've done it, I fancy one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Quadzilla-RS6-EFI-Long-Wheel-Base-Quad-ATV-594cc-/170830435125?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item27c6499335

[Joe Marcon]

Nooo id have a raptor 700 with an R1 conversion ;)

[tigersaw]

yea but mine is road legal out the box for just £125 registration and its insurable