DSA CLARIFIES AGE RULES FOR INSTRUCTORS

The Driving Standards Agency has made the information about the minimum age to be a motorcycle instructor easier to understand. It now has a tool on www.gov.uk/become-a-motorcycle-instructor  which helps anyone thinking about becoming a motorcycle instructor to check their eligibility. This has been updated to take account of the EU Third Directive changes on 19 January this year.

Want to be an instructor?

An ATB manual  (www.gov.uk/motorcycle-approved-training-body-atb-manual#certified-instru... ) explains the full eligibility criteria for anyone who wants to become a motorcycle instructor. The minimum age limit remains at 21 for riders who passed a category A2 or category A test before 19 January 2013. A rider who passes a category A2 test at 19 followed by a category A test two years later at 21, can become an instructor at 22 once they have held full motorcycle entitlement for 3 years.

Instructors must hold the category of licence they are providing training for. For example, an instructor who holds a category A2 licence can provide training for category A1 and A2 but not category A.

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