some advice

tommyboy26

i have been riding bikes on and off since i was 17. due to personal circumstances i had to sell my bike(gsxr750) a few years back.

i let my licence lapse and it went out of date in 2014.
so my questions are:

i had a unrestricted A provisional so i could ride anything i wanted. what is the story now. i know i will have to book a test to get my licence back but:

will i still have the unrestricted A?
will i need to do lessons etc?
who is the best bike insurance these days?

any help greatly appreicated.

Del2005

Once a licence is expired less than 10 years you can renew it, IIRC it's 5 years for a permit. After that you have to start from scratch.

Steve012

tommyboy26 wrote: »

i have been riding bikes on and off since i was 17. due to personal circumstances i had to sell my bike(gsxr750) a few years back.

i let my licence lapse and it went out of date in 2014.
so my questions are:

i had a unrestricted A provisional so i could ride anything i wanted. what is the story now. i know i will have to book a test to get my licence back but:

will i still have the unrestricted A?
will i need to do lessons etc?
who is the best bike insurance these days?

any help greatly appreicated.

I let mine lapse, I needed to do a theory test :rolleyes: and the 500 quid "lessons" to get insured. You'll get an A provisional so you can drive anything again.

tommyboy26

just off the phone with principal insurance and the guy told me anything with an R in the name i will struggle to get insurance. there goes my plans of an r1:o

Steve012

tommyboy26 wrote: »

just off the phone with principal insurance and the guy told me anything with an R in the name i will struggle to get insurance. there goes my plans of an r1:o

Carole nash insured me with an "R" in it

tommyboy26

Steve012 wrote: »

Carole nash insured me with an "R" in it

On what your licence and bike if you don't mind me asking

Steve012

Provisional "A" licence, gixer

tommyboy26

Steve012 wrote: »

Provisional "A" licence, gixer

O.k. thanks I will ring them tomorrow. Have my eye on a cbr 600

Del2005

tommyboy26 wrote: »

just off the phone with principal insurance and the guy told me anything with an R in the name i will struggle to get insurance. there goes my plans of an r1:o

I think it was Principle who wouldn't insure me because I changed the cans on my bike, they won't touch anything modified.

frozenfrozen

Principal don't mind mods it's carols rash who want engineers reports for exhausts i thought

Del2005

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Principal don't mind mods it's carols rash who want engineers reports for exhausts i thought

I'm insured with Carol Nash and declared the cans. Once they aren't performance they where fine

Lyle Lanley

Del2005 wrote: »

I think it was Principle who wouldn't insure me because I changed the cans on my bike, they won't touch anything modified.

I've a sidecar outfit insured with them no problems.

Del2005

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

I've a sidecar outfit insured with them no problems.

Might have been AXA

tommyboy26

Got a quote of carol Nash on a cbr600 of 530 which I think is very good considering principle would not quote me

The_Chap

tommyboy26 wrote: »

Got a quote of carol Nash on a cbr600 of 530 which I think is very good considering principle would not quote me

That's not bad to start with, expect it will start going down after the first year

I love Sean nos

Steve012 wrote: »

I let mine lapse

How long for?

Steve012

I love Sean nos wrote: »

How long for?

Just over 5 years.

I love Sean nos

Steve012 wrote: »

Just over 5 years.

And you were on provisional? That would make sense.