Restricted Access

Restricted Access is for people who are under 24 years of age and want to go for a full motorcycle licence. 

Restricted Access is the same as the Direct Access Scheme except that the full motorcycle licence that you gain is of a lower category. This means that you are limited to the size of bike that you can legally ride on the road. The training and tests are the same the only difference is the size of bike you sit the tests on.

For details of the training and tests refer to the DAS page. The size of bike that you sit your tests on determines what category of licence you will gain, and this means you will be limited to riding that size of bike on your full licence. 

If you are 19 years old you can take the Progressive Access route and gain a full motorcycle licence at age 21, rather than wait until you are 24 years of age. For more information on this route refer to the Progressive Access page.

There are three tests that you will need to pass to gain a full motorcycle licence; Motorcycle Theory test, Module 1 and 2 practical tests. These are described on the DAS page.

 

Age

Training Route

Engine Size and kW Output

Licence

Category

 The minimum age at which you can gain a full motorcycle licence for each size of motorcycle.

16 years old

Restricted
Access
no more than 50cc and below 4kW AM

 17 years old

Restricted
Access
  120-125cc and not exceeding 11kW                   A1

19 years old

Restricted
Access
at least 395cc and between 25-35kW  A2
 
 21 years old and have not
held an A2 category for 2 years
 
Restricted
Access

at least 395cc and between 25-35kW  

 A2
 
21 years old and have held
an A2 category for 2 years
 
Progressive
Access
at least 595cc and at least 40kW  A

24 years old       

DAS at least 595cc and at least 40kW A