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Joined: May 2014
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I bow to the superior knowledge of the MOT tester
Keith
2013 narrow bodied + 4 Ruby.
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Learner Plates Off!
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I bow to the superior knowledge of the MOT tester All the guides including the DVLA publications, MOT and Police are interpretations of the Road Traffic Act which is worth a read. It certainly does not mention handlebars, steering wheels, engines or the motorcycle rear plates that a lot of UK M3Ws come fitted with from new. Nor does it mention the apparent exemption of American cars in the UK to enable them to display motorcycle plates. Like a lot of UK laws it is a mess. I came to the same conclusion as Tim and will do the same at MOT time but under the RTA there is as much chance of being prosecuted for not having a front plate on an M3W as being hit by space debris.
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Or flying from Heathrow T5 this weekend....
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If it's car derived why do new drivers need a motocycle licence to drive/ride one?
.+8 Now gone for a 1800 4/4. Duratec in bright yellow.
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If it's car derived why do new drivers need a motocycle licence to drive/ride one? They need a motorbike license for the rear wheel, and a car license for the 2 front wheels 
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If it's car derived why do new drivers need a motocycle licence to drive/ride one? That is a EU ruling, however the UK have exercised the derogation that allows any passer of a car driving test after 19 January 2013 who is aged 21 and over to drive a trike.
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2013 M3W - Sold
1971 4/4 2 Seater
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From the UK Government website: If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle
Motorcycles and motor tricycles registered on or after 1 September 2001 must only display a number plate at the rear of the vehicle.
If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle registered before 1 September 2001 you can also display a number plate at the front, but you don’t have to.
Motorcycle and motor tricycle number plate numbers should be on 2 lines.So let's get all those front plates off  https://www.gov.uk/displaying-number-plates/rules-number-plates
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Mine came off the day after I picked it up.
Never had a problem with plod or MOT.
Or the black and silver plate on the rear.
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