To apply for motorcycle entitlement you may either

i) Apply for a provisional entitlement document by completing form D9 (available from the Driving Standards Agency offices or DVLA), enclosing your EEC/EEA driving licence. Your EEC/EEA licence will be returned to you with the provisional entitlement document, which is issued free of charge.

After passing the appropriate test, your EEC/EEA licence must be surrendered in exchange for a GB licence when claiming the full entitlement. To claim the entitlement you will need to complete the D1 and D750 forms with the appropriate identity documents and fee of £38.00.

The full entitlement must be claimed within two years of passing the British driving test,

OR

ii) Exchange your EEC/EEA licence for the British equivalent and request the appropriate provisional entitlement.

To exchange your licence you will need to complete the D1 application form, available from the post office, with the appropriate identity documents and fee of £38.00.

Your EEC/EEA licence will be returned to the relevant Issuing Authority.


N.B. If you want to take a GB driving test you must be normally resident in Great Britain. However, if you have moved to GB having recently been permanently resident in another state of the EC/EEA, you must have been normally resident in GB for 185 days in the 12 months prior to your application for a driving test and a full licence.

Provisional motorcycle licence
You can only hold this licence if you are at least 17 years old. It entitles you to ride a moped or a learner motorcycle (up to 125cc) as a learner with L-Plates. You MUST NOT carry pillion passengers or use motorways.