no insurance or license required

[dmilo]

Hey all,
I ve been enjoying the site and reading about the
insurance and licensing required in the UK.
Here in boston if the scooter is 50cc or under you do not need a motorcycle license or insurance just registration sticker which cost $20 a year Also a car license and your existing insurance covers the scooter.
But if your scooter is above 50cc you need a motorcycle license
If Im wrong about the licensing and insurance in the UK Im sorry
dmilo

[Ginger Phil]

I wish we had your laws over here!!

In Europe it's similar to owning a car, luckily for me if you passed your car driving test before February 2001 you don't need a motorbike test to ride a 50cc or under - if you didn't pass your car test before Feb. 2001 then you do need to take a bike test.

I've been driving cars for 12 years and my last car was a Ford (Mercury) Cougar with a V6 engine yet the law here states I must take a motorbike test to ride a 125cc scooter.

[albatros]

Hello Ginger,
first sorry, english is not my native language, but I hope you understand what I mean :-)

The regulations in the UK are not compareable to germany. (You say europe)

First: Every Car Driving Licence is valid for riding motorcycles up to 50cc max. 45km/h. (50km/h if the bike build before 2002 and 60km/h, if the bike is build at the former GDR, with first insurance not later than 1992)

Second: Peoples there made her car driving licence before 1.4.1980 can legal ride bikes up tu 125ccm and 15hp, without speed restriction.

Third: Insurance for a 50ccm Motorbike is (the cheapest I know) €56.- for one year, if all drivers min.25 Years old, else aprox. €60

I've 1. reading @ preloved about the insurence problems and was realy confused.

at the opposite: There is nealy no legal way to drive an deristrictet scooter here.

Anywhere...... Have fun scooting :-))

[Ginger Phil]

Welcome along Albatros!!

I thought all European countries would have similar laws regarding scooters but obviously not? It seems that here in England you have to keep taking tests to ride a motorcycle with a bigger engine.

[albatros]

admin said:

Welcome along Albatros!!

Thanks

It seems, that the new lizenses (over 50cc, car, truck) are realy equal, but at the 50cc class....confusing... even the insurance stroy.

btw.: Another importend different here is, that's dosen't matters who manufactured the vehicle. Quite easy: If 50cc then €56 .

[jamiesok]

How do I start a thread?

I want to ask what owners of the Baotian BT50QT -9 and BT49QT - 7 think of them? How long have they had them? Anyone know where you can get spares in the Norwich area? Has anyone any experience of trying to get body parts (for the bike that is!!) or say an engine and what they cost? Some sites on ebay say they will send a spares price list to customers...has anyone got one. ANYONE NEAR NORWICH GOT ONE I CAN LOOK AT ---- I WANT SOME ANSWERS BEFORE I BUY ONE Hope ypu can help me

John

[Ginger Phil]

Hello John, welcome aboard!!

I live near Great Yarmouth so anytime you want to have a look at my Taishan Commuter feel free.

To start a new topic click on the button which say's New Thread, it's on the top-right of the page where you look at the list of topics and away you go.

For spares in Norwich try Bandit Bikes, they're a Taishan dealer so getting parts to fit a Baotian shouldn't be too much hassle as they share a lot of parts, failing that buy a Taishan Sport instead of a Baotian and you'll have a dedicated dealer on your doorstep.