CBT Course information

We want to do all we can to ensure you get through your CBT as smoothly as possible; please help us to do this by reading all the information here. If you need further assistance please contact us.

Please arrive ready to start at the time given.  Ideally, 10-15 minutes prior to your appointment time so that we can make a prompt start.

You must have your licence with you at the start of your course. Please check before booking if you are unsure if your licence is valid – i.e. issued outside of UK. If you forget your licence we cannot start the CBT. Your licence must be complete and legible. This is a legal requirement and is not negotiable.

Bring lunch/snacks/drinks! Learning is hard work if you are hungry, and you will be burning calories. We do not recommend high caffeine energy drinks; while they may give a temporarly lift, concentration levels can drop off very quickly leaving you feeling drained quite soon after.

You must have a good knowledge of the Highway Code, please take the time to study before your CBT. If you are new to the road and have not studied the HWC you are unlikely to successfully complete the CBT. We will do our best to help with any misunderstandings, but it is not practical for us to sit and read it all out to you.

You will need to study the Highway code, as it is not practical for us to sit and read it to you.

Medical & Learning needs. If you are taking any medication that may affect your balance or make you drowsy, you must inform us prior to your course beginning. If you have any special educational needs, we will accomodate you as far as is practicable, including 1 to 1 courses when appropriate, please mention this when booking. If English is not your first langauge and you feel you may benefit from additional time for explanations during you training, please inform us when booking.

Please wear suitable clothing.

There is a guide for clothing HERE

Unfortunatley, we no longer supply loan equipment (Since COVID the world is a different place), so you will need to be equipped with your own suitable Helmet and protective clothing, including gloves & gloves. If you are unable to purchase these prior to your lesson, please let us know as soon as possible so we can discuss the potential loaning of equipment which we will need to sanitise and quarantine before and after your lesson, There will be an administrivitve charge for this, please call to discuss.

If you arrive with inadequate clothing, (and not informed us as requested in the previous statement) we will not allow you to start the course. Thick jeans and boots covering your ankles are a bare minimum. We recomend reading the DVSA miniumum clothing standards. Please be aware that if you do not comply with the minimum clothing standards (Link here), we reserve the right to refuse training, which will result in a loss of fee.

Please dress appropriately for potential changes in weather.

CBT Study Guide

You will need to study the Highway code, as it is not practical for us to sit and read it to you.

What to study… On your CBT there will be a lot of information that you are learning for the first time. Making the change from pedestrian, cyclist or driver to a motorcyclist requires a re-think about how you use the road.

There will be a few questions on the Highway Code throughout the day to ensure you have read and understood the rules, laws and advice it contains. Obviously it is not practical for us to sit and read the Highway Code to you, and it wouldn’t be fair for anyone else on your course that has taken the time to study.

If you are a novice road user please be aware that the Highway Code isn’t very clear on how to use junctions and who to give way to, so if you are unsure then please ask questions when you are in a car with friends or family, or let us know (before your CBT) and we will do our best to help.

It is fair to say that the Highway code isn’t the easiest book in the world to read, it’s set out as list of rules and laws, so we have given you some questions to find the answers to; in the process of doing this, you will hopefully find it easier to pick up the extra information you’ll need along the way.

• What does CBT stand for?
• Why is it important to understand the Highway Code (see page 4)?
• When should you avoid using a “high/main” beam setting on your headlight?
• What is the purpose of the horn, and when should/shouldn’t you use it?
• We are smaller and harder to see than cars, what can you do to make yourself more visible?
• What sort of road conditions could cause grip problems when you only have two wheels?
• How can riding in the wet affect you and your bike?
• How does a snow covered or icy road affect your braking distance?
• What’s the best position in your lane when riding?
• When would you change lane position?
• What are the potential dangers when overtaking parked cars?
• What is the safe distance between you and the vehicle in front, in dry conditions, at any speed, and how do you measure it?
• What are the rules for a box junction?
• What do red and amber together mean at a set of traffic lights?
• Which way do you give way to on a roundabout?
• What does “give way” actually mean?
• Which way do you give way to when you want to turn right into a side road?

Hopefully you didn’t find that too difficult! There is a system to all road signs that means you won’t be caught out when you see one you’ve not previously learnt.

As a general rule, Triangular signs are “warning” you about something.

Round signs are “orders” (Think, of a letter “O”, its a circle isn’t it?, this doesn’t need to be rocket science!, O for Order)

Round signs with red edges are things you MUST NOT do.

Round signs with blue back grounds are things you MUST do.

An easy way to remember that…Red means stop i.e. “don’t do that”, and blue ryhmes with “do”

There is a great amount of information put together by the Government course called “Ride Free” CLICk HERE TO TAKE A LOOK

See you on the road. 🙂