Module 1 off-road test: what happens

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You’ll take the module 1 test in an off-road motorcycle manoeuvring area.

 

We currently use the Lincoln Test Centre for this, as it is the nearest one to Louth.

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The test normally takes about 20 minutes and includes:

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• wheeling the moped or motorcycle and using the stand

• riding a slalom and figure of 8

• a slow ride

• a U-turn

• cornering and a controlled stop

• cornering and an emergency stop

• cornering and hazard avoidance

 

For the hazard avoidance and emergency stop exercises you must ride at a minimum speed of:

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• 19 mph on a moped

• 31 mph on a motorcycle

 

Your test result

 

You’ll be told if you’ve passed module 1 at the end of the test.

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The examiner will make a note of:

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• dangerous faults - these involve actual danger to you, the examiner, the public or property

• serious faults - these are potentially dangerous

• riding faults - these aren’t potentially dangerous, but could become serious if you keep making the same mistake

 

You’ll pass module 1 if you make:

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• no serious or dangerous faults (sometimes called ‘majors’)

• no more than 5 riding faults (sometimes called ‘minors’)

 

If you pass

 

The examiner will:

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• tell you what faults you made, if any

• give you a pass certificate - you need to take this to the module 2 test

 

If you’re upgrading your licence through ‘progressive access’, you must pass module 2 within 6 months. You have to pass module 1 again if you don’t.

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If you don’t pass

 

You’ll have to book another module 1 test and pay again. You have to choose a date at least 3 working days away.

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If you’ve already booked the module 2 test you might need to change the date, since you must pass module 1 before you can take module 2.

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You’ll lose your fee if you don’t give 3 full days’ notice to cancel your module 2 test. Sundays and public holidays don’t count as working days.

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