Full licence without having to wait 12 months

[iwilson]

Exemption granted.

[Ender EnZed]

Exemption granted.

What's the effect of that? Can you ride any non-LAMS bike now? On what grounds was it granted?

[iwilson]

I can ride one specific non-lams bike - my license will have a condition attached with the reg number. I submitted a bit of a novel and some of the reasons were very specific to my case and may not have been given much weight in any case.

• Middle aged with clean license
• Held a provisonal license in late teens
• Have completed bronze and silver ACC courses
• Had a supporting reference from an instructor who evaluated my riding on all CBTA tests and 8 hours on silver ACC course
• I ride most days wet or dry and have more experience than most once a month only if it's dry riders.
• Put a lot of time and effort into my submission to show I was serious and hopefully credible.
• Other reasons specific to my case that probably carried little weight but even if they did are unique to me.

That is a very short summary of what was multiple pages long with supporting attachments.

[Ender EnZed]

Interesting. My understanding of the exemptions given in pre-LAMS days was that they were almost always for big guys who didn't fit on little 250s. Or for riding after 10pm because of work/family reasons. It sounds like you've been given an exemption even though none of the conditions of your licence are hard for you to comply with. Which seems odd, but, good for you I guess.

What was the bike you're allowed to ride?

[iwilson]

If you read the DL4 form the driving force is that you must show that you won't present an increased danger to other road users should an exemption be granted. Having a checkered history in terms of tickets then forget it. 17 and work late shifts at MD's forget it. The current system can't for obvious reasons account for every individual circumstance. It's a blanket that tries to err on the side of safety but is imperfect. For example I could pass my CBTA full and not ride a bike again for 12 months and still pickup my full license. Or I could crank out thousands of k's and still have to wait the 12months.