Tonias Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 My other half has had a UK driving licence since 1984, but he's never taken his motorbike test. He's never traded in his UK licence for the French permis B whilst we've been in France as there is no requirement to do so.He'd now like to buy a 125cc in France - we understand that he could ride this with a French permis B that's been held for 2 years or more.Our question is - would his UK licence be valid for the 125cc in France? Any knowledge or resources you can direct us to would be gratefully received!Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 The French permis B licence automatically becomes valid for category A1 (up to 125cc) from the second anniversary of its issue. It is not necessary to have the category physically added to the licence - the gendarmes know this...[;-)]On that basis, your OH's category B English licence is good for a 125cc.Same caveat as always - he needs to get some training before using the bike..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Notwithstanding the advisability of training is it a legal requirement ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonias Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 Not according to the research I've done so far. My understanding is that if you have a French Permis B, then as long as you've held it for over 2 years, you can ride a bike up to 125cc without any training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 [quote user="Tonias"]Not according to the research I've done so far. My understanding is that if you have a French Permis B, then as long as you've held it for over 2 years, you can ride a bike up to 125cc without any training.[/quote]I think you'll find that SD's suggestion of training was simply to reduce the risk of dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aly (used to be Charlotte3) Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 ....or nearly chopping your leg off on your first day out!!![:)]Aly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike151 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 can you simply ride a 125 on a british car licence, providing you've had licence for more than 2 years? we only live in france part time& dont intend to get a french licence. i possess a full bike licence but my oh doesn't & we've got the chance of a cheap scooter , can she ride it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 See above.....[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 [quote user="mike151"]we've got the chance of a cheap scooter , can she ride it?[/quote]Leagally yes but I cannot speak for her ability. I'm sure it's better than my OH that once had a little 50cc job for getting about on. Well she did get about for 20 minutes then slammed it into the front of a car (her fault, no question). No serious injury to her fortunately but bike totaled and never got on one again, surprisingly large amount of damage to the other car too. I don't blame her for not riding again, in fact it was more than 15 years before she started driving a car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike151 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 the reason i asked the question was because last year i asked the same question & was told she couldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonias Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 I sent an email to the Prefecture at Nimes asking the question, never expecting someone to reply but .......I received a reply as follows, which I understand as being good news. Yes, you can use your UK driving licence to ride a 125cc in France provided you have had it for more than 2 years. "La catégorie B du permis de conduire délivrée avant le 1er janvier 2007 autorise la conduite, sur le territoire national, d'une véhicule relevant de la sous-catégorie A1 si le conducteur est titulaire de la catégorie B du permis de conduire depuis au moins deux ans.Sous-catégorie A 1 - Motocyclettes légères.Tout permis de conduire européen de catégorie B obtenu depuis plus de deux années donne en équivalence la catégorie A1 qui permet de conduire les motocyclettes légères." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 See above........[8-|] [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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