Apart from the issue of personal inconvenience, there is a safety issue.

It would be possible to get, eventually a full bike licence, and never have driven/ridden anything with a steering wheel and get straight into a Morgan three wheeler and drive off. I'm well aware a three wheeler without a reverse gear could be driven at 16 on a bike licence in the dim and distant, but traffic is heavier now. You cannot now drive a Morgan on 'L' plates either.

Had there been a real safety issue with the driving of a three wheeler at a young age, the insurance cost would have been high. It wasn't, and owners of vintage Morgans had no problem in arranging cover for their offspring at 17.


1930 Super Sports Aero 'The Elk'