All booked and ready to go do my defensive with Riderskills next week, and got an email from them today saying there wasnt enough people doing it, and so it was cancelled. Gutted. Called LTNZ and asked about the defensives. I did one to cut down the time for my restricted licence in my car about 3 years ago, and wanted to know if I needed to sit another one to cut down the time for my bike restricted. Short answer, yes.

This is what the lady told me. If you are going through the licences together (eg having 1R and 6R at the same time), you are able to sit the defensive for both, and therefore only need the one certificate to cut down the time for both licences. If you are in my situation, already have full class 1 licence, you still have to do another defensive to cut down the time for the bike restricted. Which is a bit annoying as there goes $190 down the drain for something Ive already done.

Called the AA and luckily they are running a defensive next week as well, so am doing that and will hopefully have my full soon! I dont see what age had to do with it though. If you are under 25 wouldnt it mean that you sat the defensive not that long ago and so therefore it should be fresh in your mind still? But if you are over 25 dont need to do it as you are more mature? Doesnt mean you are a better driver/rider. Just seems bizzare to me.

Still though, Im just glad that I was able to find someone else that is running a course in the same timeframe, that I am able to do.