CBT Training Course

The CBT is not a test – it is a course you must complete to a satisfactory standard

Remember to bring your UK licence or E.U licence with D91, dress appropriately and make sure your eyesight is legal to ride. and that your Highway Code knowledge up to scratch. Please read our terms and conditions carefully. 

You can take a CBT on an automatic or geared (manual) motorcycle and you will be covered to ride either type. 

However, if you are buying a geared bike we would strongly recommend completing a manual CBT. 

The CBT course involves five elements:

Introduction

practical on-site training

practical on-site riding

practical on-road training

practical on-road riding

The five elements have to be completed in sequence, although the order of the exercises within the element can be varied. You will move on to the next element when your instructor is satisfied you have learnt the necessary theory and demonstrated the practical skills to a safe basic level. Trainees must by law, receive a min two hour on-road ride in Element E.

Here at Passmasters we usually start our CBTs at 8.30am and you should allow 6 – 8 hours to complete the course. There is usually a lunch break which could be 2 hours if you are scheduled on the second afternoon element E. road ride. Our CBT sessions are usually conducted on a group basis of max 4 students to 1 instructor off road and max 2 to 1 on element E. on the road .  

 We can sometimes arrange for CBT to be taken on a 1:1 basis for an additional fee if you prefer.

Elements A – D are site based during which you will be shown the machines controls and learn which safety checks to make. Next learn how to use the stands and how to start up, move away, slow ride, change gear, and stop practice. You will also practice emergency stops, U turns and other slow speed control exercise. left & right turns etc. and have a pre road briefing.

Element E. This is the on-road part of the course where your instructor will coach you up to a safe competent level of riding. This road ride section will take at least 2 hours and tuition will be given by way of a radio link and kerb side briefings. You will need to demonstrate to your instructor that you can ride safely in a wide variety of road a traffic situation.

Certificate of completion (DL196)

When all five elements have been satisfactory completed, a certificate of completion, called the DL 196, is issued. This is a legal document which validates the relevant entitlements on your driving licence. It is important that the holder of a DL196 considers the following points.

A DL 196 certificate entitlement lasts for 2 years – CBT will have to be retaken if both theory and Mod 1 & Mod 2 full licence tests are not passed within the 2-year certificate life.

For 50cc moped entitlement only, if you pass your car driving test whilst your DL196 is still current or complete a CBT course and obtain a DL196 after passing your car test, the certificate is not subject to expiry, you will therefore need to keep your DL196 certificate safely. Please note this applies to 50cc mopeds only, for riding over 50cc and up to 125cc motorcycles/scooters as a learner the DL196 remains valid for 2 years.