Restricted to full via CBTA

[Finn]

Hi all,

This is my first post and I wish it could have been under better circumstances.

I recently (last weekend) completed my restricted to full licence. I am waiting for the LTSA to send me my exemption so I can visit the AA, pay $44 and get my full licence. Yippee! But wait, I just got pulled over for doing a u-turn where I wasn't supposed to. Okay so this doesn't attract demerit points but will it effect my eligibility for my full license???

What really annoys me is that the Council have screwed up Wellesley St in Auckland adding another 15 minutes to my daily commute. 30 minutes to travel 3.6 k's!!! My little u-turn saves me 15 minutes a day.

Thanks in advance

[polykarbonate]

It won't get processed till you pay, hold off till you have your Full.

Then pay.

[Drum]

Ha ha, Wellesley St.
I used to work as a traffic engineer in Auckland.
We did some designs for Wellesley St and presented them to council.

They said "nah, what we want is this"
We said " I wouldnt do that if I were you, that will cause chaos"

Guess which option they went for

I decided to leave town to avoid the ignorance and hassle.


ooops. Off topic

[c4.]

Jeeeez bro, what's with AK s town planners?????
Come back and kick their asses..... PLEASE???

[InDeSkyz]

Finn - I am not totally sure. But the CBTA course is ok with a small amount of demerit points. But once you hit 40 or more, then I'm fairly sure you're out of luck.

[jimdaworm]

I say dont pay the fine until you have your license either... I think its got somthing to do with admiting you were are fault when you actually pay it... maby I am just talking shite but it does ring a bell

[Finn]

I most certainly won't pay the fine until the last minute. I also just got advice that once you have your license under the CBTA trial, LTNZ can't take it off you unless of course you run out of demerit points.

My question is how long does it take for the LTNZ to receive notification from the Police of an infringement or do they just get the ones with demerit points?

While I am nervous about not being granted my full license, I've decided I will ride regardless. I've bought a litre bike and I will use it damn it. I've been riding without a license for 20 years and I decided to do the right thing.

Sorry for the rant

[vixta]

What is CBTA???

[sAsLEX]

What is CBTA???

Competency Based Training and Assesment

ie they see if you can ride and if you can give you your licence rather than waiting months and months

[ScumKiller2]

What is CBTA???

Competency Based Training and Assessement (sp?). I did something similar in the UK, did a one week learning on a GS500E with instructors, and graduated with a full licence. Sure was sweet buying a cbr600 as my first bike, and more importantly I had the right skills to stay upright and learn. Sort of the thinking that LTSA are going for on this for us lot......

A snippet from a website:

CBTA involves new riders undertaking specified courses with specifically approved riding instructors. The instructors will give riders training and progressive assessments to ensure they consistently demonstrate safe riding skills. On successfully completing the course, the new rider will be able to pass to the next stage of their driver license without having to sit a practical riding test.

Advantages of CBTA
A rider who completes the approved course and is given an exemption from the normal tests will be able to reduce the time on their:

Learner driver licence from 6 months to 4 months

Restricted driver licence from 18 to 9 months

Direct access to full licence
A rider over the age of 25 years who has held a another full class of driver licence for two years or more, has had no serious traffic convictions and completes the approved course, may receive an exemption to move through each class without any time restrictions.