Full A-License, what about B...?

hi, guys
I wondered, if I have full A license, do I have to repeat theory test for car and pay again for it?? or can I just go for B practical test...~???
I have to buy additional transport (car), for private reasons.....
(this is why im interested of doing B license hehe)
But, don't worry I still stay with bikes....

THANKS

[timwilky]

My understanding is the theory tests are class specific, so you will need to do the car one despite having a full bike licence

nope you need to do a theoryas they are different. Had a full B for years when done my bike test still had to d oa theory for it.

The above is true.

Originally Posted by timwilky

My understanding is the theory tests are class specific, so you will need to do the car one despite having a full bike licence

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[squirrel_hunter]

Yes and no...

Having just gone through the pain a learning to drive 4 wheels I enquired with the DVLA to be sure and was told that:

Originally Posted by DVLA

If you have held a full category A motorcycle licence which was issued before 01/02/01 and now want to gain a full category B, B1 will show on your licence and a theory test will not be required.

Fortunately my licence was issued before 2001. Unfortunately my B1 entitlement mysteriously vanished, so I had to waste my time doing the Theory and Hazard Perception tests.

hmm intresting that the car and bike thory test that i took in april ask car and bike questions and my GF thats doing her car test got exactly the same lot of questions that i did also the hazard preception is exactly the same

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

Yes and no...

Having just gone through the pain a learning to drive 4 wheels I enquired with the DVLA to be sure and was told that:



Fortunately my licence was issued before 2001. Unfortunately my B1 entitlement mysteriously vanished, so I had to waste my time doing the Theory and Hazard Perception tests.

That's ****ing ridiculous, you would have thought someone that's read the highway code in the last 8 years would be exempt from doing a repeat theory test not the other way round!

I had to do 2 theory tests within months of each other one for car one for bike and on the bike test there was one question different (motorbike related). Another £50 to the DSA

Originally Posted by barwel1992

hmm intresting that the car and bike thory test that i took in april ask car and bike questions and my GF thats doing her car test got exactly the same lot of questions that i did also the hazard preception is exactly the same

I've done both the theory and hazzard perception tests for the car licence and bike licence...and suprise suprise it seemed all the same to me!

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by TazDaz

I've done both the theory and hazzard perception tests for the car licence and bike licence...and suprise suprise it seemed all the same to me!

Surprisingly the hazard perceptions are the same too, according to the DSA motorcycle rider's and car drivers have exactly the same hazards to consider
Word to the wise though I got nearly full marks on the hazards perception whilst drunk - only just scraped a pass while sober.