Thousands of restricted riders unwittingly uninsured

its a full license with a power restriction

Dumb stupid MCN

Load of crap, I was getting told I didn't have a 'Full' licence with Bennetts due to the restriction, then when I spoke to CIA they told me that Bennetts are just trying to add extra onto your insurance without it being in plain sight.

I did my insurance details on the phone, when asked about restriction he told me, "We can see from your age that your meant to be restricted, so no need to add it as a modification". They know if your meant to be restricted or not.

A 'Full' licence is obtained when you receive that certificate after MOD2. & you get that little pink card.

Quote from MCN "restricted from riding larger bikes" Well anyone could get on a Mille & Restrict it, when does it class as a "Larger Bike"? As soon as your restriction comes off? Bit of a joke.

Originally Posted by AZZ3R

Load of crap, I was getting told I didn't have a 'Full' licence with Bennetts due to the restriction, then when I spoke to CIA they told me that Bennetts are just trying to add extra onto your insurance without it being in plain sight.

I did my insurance details on the phone, when asked about restriction he told me, "We can see from your age that your meant to be restricted, so no need to add it as a modification". They know if your meant to be restricted or not.

A 'Full' licence is obtained when you receive that certificate after MOD2. & you get that little pink card.

Quote from MCN "restricted from riding larger bikes" Well anyone could get on a Mille & Restrict it, when does it class as a "Larger Bike"? As soon as your restriction comes off? Bit of a joke.

Yes, I've always taken it from my MOD2 pass date.

I thought I should bring it to the forum's attention. Let's hope other insurers don't bother with eBike's way of thinking, although most people know eBike are a PITA anyway.

when i was using a restrictor there was no option online so i rang them up(MCE) and they had never heard of a resticted bike :S so i spoke with a manager and he said the restrictor had to be classed as an accessory but made a note of what it was so it actually cost me more to insure a 33bhp SV than a full power model, then i crashed it.....suddenly MCE did know what a restrictor was and wanted to see the certificate.

Case closed. Thanks again TamSV.

Well I agree with the Insurer's, because you haven't passed the full bike test if you did it on a resticted motorbike, you know under 33bhp or what ever it is, 2 years later you have the full entitlement, them's the rules.

[Wideboy]

out of interest how many restricted people have sent their licence back to have the 33bhp removed after it expired?

Personally, I think they're talking out of their ass - I'm struggling to find any reference in law to an A2 licence. So far, the closest I've found is http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1...chedule/2/made, which mentions A and A1 (the latter being the sub-125cc category) but no A2.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Wideboy

out of interest how many restricted people have sent their licence back to have the 33bhp removed after it expired?

I haven't because mine just says 'less than 33hp (or alike) until x/x/x'

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by bluefishman

Well I agree with the Insurer's, because you haven't passed the full bike test if you did it on a resticted motorbike, you know under 33bhp or what ever it is, 2 years later you have the full entitlement, them's the rules.

No, them's not the rules.

You wouldn't do the restricted test on a restricted bike for a start, you'd do it on a 125.

Passing this (full, 3 part) test entitles you the full A2 category.