To all students who have bookings with ART Rider Training - 06/02/12
Apologies for the inconvenience caused to all our students who have training booked with us from at this time. Due to heavy snowfall in the area we must postpone all training and will be in touch to re-schedule as soon as it is safe to do so (when roads and training grounds are clear of snow and ice). Please keep checking this page for daily updates - or get in touch on 01268 541 300 or mail@artridertraining.co.uk if you have any queries.
Thank you for your patience at this time - we hope to resume training as soon as possible,
ART Rider Training
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Are you between 17 and 23 years of age?
Are you aware of the 3rd European Driving Licence Directive (3DLD) and how it affects motorcycle licencing?
Motorcycle Licence categories at present:
Category | Minimum Age | Licence | Automatic Upgrade? |
| A1 | 17 | Light Bike - Licence to ride up to 125cc only. | No |
| A2 | 17 | Restricted Licence. Must be restricted to 33bhp for first 2 years. Once 2 years expires the licence automatically upgrades to a full unrestricted licence. | Yes |
| A | 21 | Full motorcycle licence with no restrictions. | n/a |
how will this change on 19th January 2013?
The main changes are that the licences do NOT upgrade and the minimum age increases. In order to get a bigger category you must re-test on a larger sized motorcycle once you have held the A1 or A2 licence for a minimum of 2 years.
| Category | Minimum Age | Licence |
| A1 | 17 | To ride up to 125cc only. You can only get an A2 licence by re-taking the tests once you have held this licence for 2 years. |
| A2 | 19 | To ride motorcycles restricted to aprox. 47 bhp (no cc limit). Once you have held this licence for 2 years, or when you turn 24 you can then re-take the tests to obtain a full motorcycle licence. |
| A | 24 | Full unrestricted motorcycle licence. |
Please be aware of this change in the law when considering to do your training and tests. Don't delay if you want to have a no fuss licence - book your training with ART today to ensure you get a motorcycle licence this year.
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Want to learn to ride a motorcycle?

Welcome to Art Rider Training where we offer 1st class CBT / Motorcycle training, based in Laindon, Basildon, Essex. We also offer CBT's in East London.
Whether you want to ride a moped, scooter or motorcycle book your training with ART Rider Training where you can choose to do as many or as few training sessions as you want, with a test only when you are ready for it.
But why train with us?
We realise that not everybody gets the best value from a 'one size fits all' intensive course system. So we have designed a much more simple and flexible way of obtaining your full motorcycle licence. ART Rider Training offer a guaranteed maximum of 2:1 student to instructor ratio, however, learning to ride for the first time can be daunting so we also offer all our services at a one to one level. Please inquire further for one to one tuition.
Our fleet of training school bikes awaiting to accompany you from CBT right through to advanced training:
Are you completely brand new to the world of biking?
Then book a free BikeStart Session!!!
The BikeStart Session is suited for those who are absolutely brand new to bikes. Perhaps you are a little nervous about it all but want to find out more before you start. The session lasts approximately 1 hour where you will be introduced to a qualified motorcycle instructor who can answer all your questions and show you the motorcycles you will typically use on a CBT or training session. The BikeStart Session will give you a great introduction to biking and aims to answer all the questions you may have (no matter how silly you may think they are). Please get in touch with ART to book a BikeStart hour session.
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01268 541 300
A Revolution in Training
We offer CBT (Compulsory Basic Training), restricted & full motorcycle licence training (Category A and Direct Access Scheme or DAS) including both modules of the new DSA motorcycle practical test and back to biking refresher sessions for the following areas: Basildon, Laindon, Wickford, Benfleet, Southend, Grays, Tilbury, Chafford Hundred, Stanford-le-hope, Corringham, Hockley, Rayleigh, East London, Brentwood, Dagenham, Ilford, Hornchurch, Romford, Chadwell Heath, Thurrock, West Thurrock, Vange, Great Burstead, Langdon Hills, North Benfleet, Canvey Island, Horndon, Thundersley, Billericay, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Braintree and most of Essex, London.
CBT DAS motorcycle training in London, Wapping, Shadwell, Limehouse, Bethnal Green, Mile end, City of London, East London, Hackney, Old Street, Angel, Islington, Greenwich, Tower Hamlets,