The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) enhanced rider scheme checks your motorcycle riding skills and provides training to help you improve.
The scheme can help you:
- Become a safer rider
- Develop your motorcycling skills
If you successfully complete the scheme you’ll get a ‘DVSA certificate of competence’. You can use this to get discounts with most motorcycle insurers.
Who can sign up for the scheme?
You need to have a full motorcycle licence and have passed your test.
The scheme is suitable if you:
- have just passed your test
- are returning to riding after a break
- are upgrading to a more powerful motorcycle
- want to check your riding standard
Get assessed by a trainer:
You’ll first have a rider assessment with an expert trainer. You’ll ride in different road and traffic conditions.
The ride will be long enough for your trainer to make a good assessment of your skills. For most people, this is 1 to 2 hours.
You’ll be assessed on 7 core modules:
- structured planned approach to riding
- defensive riding and hazard awareness
- progress and use of speed
- overtaking and filtering
- bends and corners
- slow control
- developing the correct rider attitude
If the assessment shows that you do not need any more training, you’ll get a DVSA certificate of competence straight away.
Subsidised training for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland residents is available from:
Tom Dunne: info@shires-motorcycle-training.co.uk / 0116 2518999
Nigel Thornber: hinckleyrts@hotmail.com / 01455 610529
Alan Wright: alan.j.wright@icloud.com / 0116 279 2683