First Time Scooter/Moped Buyer & Rider

Hi everyone,


Quick question. Only having a provisional, am i able to ride a 50cc moped without taking any tests or do i have to take a CBT test even to get on the road?

ideally looking to get 125cc in the long run but just wondering...

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i am going to book my test in the next few weeks and wanted to know if anyone London based is selling a 125cc moped between £100-£350?

if your 17 then after passing your cbt you can go and get a 125 but if your only 16 its going to be a 50 , why buy a cheap unknown scoot when some dealers are doing interest free deals

twodogs said:

if your 17 then after passing your cbt you can go and get a 125 but if your only 16 its going to be a 50 , why buy a cheap unknown scoot when some dealers are doing interest free deals

You can only ride a 125cc at 18

Well im 27 and think im going to get my CBT done and then buy a 125cc. Just never rode a moped/scooter before but wanted one for a long time and travelling around London on busy rush hour times on the underground are starting to bother me..

Just need to find a reasonable/reliable dealer in London.

Used to be,you were able to ride a 50 if you had a car licence,think it's test 1st now/then otr across the board.
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James Wray said:

Well im 27 and think im going to get my CBT done and then buy a 125cc. Just never rode a moped/scooter before but wanted one for a long time and travelling around London on busy rush hour times on the underground are starting to bother me..

Just need to find a reasonable/reliable dealer in London.

Try doing it on the busses 4-6 hours a day at times.-
Aim for a secondhand Japanese scooter like a Honda or Yamaha prob.be your best bet.,might be best to up your price range a bit/if possible (c500ish) as too low you'd be heading to being a spanner monkey 'sted of a rider..

rob27 said:

You can only ride a 125cc at 18

Wrong. Its been 17 for many years in the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/ride-motorcycle-moped/bike-categories-ages-and-licence-requirements

Go down the table on the above link to A1.

You can ride a 50cc MOPED restricted to 31mph at 16.
You can ride a 125cc at 17 with a CBT. You can also take your full licence at 17 (A1) but you would be restricted to 125cc.
You can ride 125cc + aged 19 and over after completing module 1 and 2 on a A2 machine.

What about a Kymco Agility RS 125 or a Gilera Runner 125 for me first one?