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hello all i am new here could do with some advice i am wanting to buy a trike soon but i have a problem. I passed my car test in a automatic due to my disabilty now most trikes i have seen are mostly manual ones is there a test i will have to take on a trike ?? due to me having a automatic licence i have got in touch with the dvla about it and i am just waiting for more info but i just thought i would you give you chaps a go wile i wait i can change gear no probs on a trike so thats not a prob but i got no chance of rideing a two wheeled bike due to my disabilty hope some one out there knows as i have tryed other places and its puzzled a few people as they just dont know. BTW Great Forum [
]I suggest you wait for an answer from the DVLA as over the years categories have changed in a big way. If I think back to my own licence it covers groups A,D and E of which A was Car, D Motorcycle and E Moped BUT that was early 1970’s If you passed an A Car test you could automatically ride an E Moped. The D Motorcycle was a separate test and when passed that entitled you to also drive a three wheeler car or ride a motorcycle combination which is why three wheeler cars were relatively popular as they were driven on a motorcycle licence. I would reasonably believe that if you have held a licence for some time and only if you passed a motorcycle test you would be allowed to ride a trike whether it is an automatic or not, and if your automatic car test was taken many years ago and it is the only test taken and passed it does not cover a three wheeler or trike. This is only the way that I see things in relation to my own licence, as I said earlier probably best to wait for that answer from the DVLA. Good Luck I hope it works out OK for you.
Welcome to The Bike Forum Raymond.
I hope you have a chance to have a look at the varied sections here – something for everyone I would think.
As for the question….I just do not know to be honest. I would hate to give the wrong advice, as you could well be getting even the guys at the DLVA to scratch their heads and think for once!
Anyhow, my gut feeling is that you’ll be ok, but in the meantime all the best, and happy trike hunting!Welcome to the bike forum. Follow this link to help you look around.
https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/great-posts-pics-across-the-site-part-2/
Regarding the licence, hmmm. Do you pass a bike test before you became disabled? In which case you should be fine with a manual trike. Otherwise I am not sure and I would be interested in what the DVLA have to say
I think forum member safgan may be able to help here. Try dropping him a private message, he built a Cagiva Raptor trike for himself. If you can’t get hold of him, he’s on http://www.notafridge.co.uk
Welcome to TBF, let us know how you get on.
hey thx for all the replys guys i passed my car driving test only just over 2 year ago now. people who i have talked to say you only need a full car licence its having only a automatic licence what is getting to me as i said most trikes i have seen have manual gears that is fine by me as i would not have a problem useing them. but depends on were i stand with the dvla at the end of the day…….
hello again all i tryed safgan but no reply as yet imperialdata. still no word from the dvla i have re emailed them again i tryed https://www.netupandgo.com/hankschopshop/index.html as they build convert trikes ect ect….. and even they could not answer my Q. paul one of the lads there who emailed me back said to contact NABD but i tryed them all so and they did not know i would just go out and get a trike but i dont want to go breaking the law in any way.
Surely someone at the DVLA can answer this. Do you get pushed around departments there or can you not get through by telephone?
Hello again Raymond, wondered if your getting anywhere with the license/trike question?
Of absolutley no use to you what-so-ever, ‘over the pond’, licensing for trikes is being reviewed in South Carolina:
https://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/06/19/south-carolina-requiring-3-wheel-certification/
Good Luck with YOUR quest.
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