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Originally Posted by alantf
Yes, things have certainly changed since I got my bike licence in 1965. Trust the british government to make it as complicated as possible. I remember when I got my PSV (bus) licence in 1981. It was just a test for single deckers or double deckers. When they put the licence on the new plastic licences, instead of the separate paper ones, they changed the vehicle types to what size trailer it could pull. Thing is, I've never seen a bus puling a trailer in England. Our American members may be surprised to know that, in keeping with English beaurocracy, as well as the plastic licence, there's also a paper licence that goes with it.  |
Must be our British Heritage but we had some of the same foolishness here. Drivers license at 16 and it qualified me to ride a bike automatically too. The only moto testing I had was in 2007 during a training course with Lynda. Better 47 years late than never. LOL. Need your bus license ? Take the road test in a Mini like I did. The only requirement was a manual transmission and a medical.
Believe it or not, at one time you could drive your own 40 foot motorhome with a car license. Gives a whole new meaning to Soccer Mom. I think this still applies.