Peel P50

[TORCHWOOD]

Do you have to have an ordinary licence to drive a P50 or can you drive it at 16?

[Buenchico]

A P50 falls into category 'B1'. Persons who receive the mobility component of Disability Allowance can drive a 'B1' vehicle (effectively as an 'invalid carriage') at age 16. Everyone else has to wait until they're 17:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLic ensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_40 22547

Chris

[Buenchico]

PS: When Jeremy Clarkson drove a P50 around the streets of London (as well as around the corridors of the BBC Television Centre), I assume that he must have had 'motor cycle entitlement' on his driving licence.

I've got an 'ordinary car licence' which excludes both Category A (motor cycles) and Category B1 (light 3-wheeled vehicles, such as the P50). I assume that category B1 is added to a licence at the same time as Category A but (from looking at my own licence) I can definitely state that an 'ordinary car licence' doesn't cover driving a P50.

Chris

[TORCHWOOD]

Thanks... how much does it cost to get a B1 licence?

[pug100]

Try the DVLA website

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLic ensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_40 22548

[Buenchico]

Thanks for the reply.

The DVLA website isn't particularly helpful when it comes to looking for information about getting category B1 added to your licence. For a definitive answer, e-mail [email protected]
or phone [phone] (0800-2030 Mon-Fri, 0800-1730 Sat)

Chris