Enhanemeced Rider scheme

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) enhanced rider scheme checks your motorcycle riding skills and provides training to help you improve.  The scheme can help you:  become a safer rider develop your motorcycling skills If you successfully complete the scheme you’ll get a ‘DVSA certificate of competence’. You can use this to get discounts with most motorcycle insurers!

Who can sign up for the scheme ?

You need to have a full motorcycle licence and have passed your test.  The scheme is suitable if you: 

 have just passed your test 

returning to riding after a break

upgrading to a more powerful motorcycle want to check your riding standard

 Get assessed by a trainer You’ll first have a rider assessment with an expert trainer. You’ll ride in different road and traffic conditions. 

 The ride will be long enough for your trainer to make a good assessment of your skills. For most people, this is 1 to 2 hours. 

 You’ll be assessed on 7 core modules: 

 structured planned approach to riding 

 defensive riding and hazard awareness

 progress and use of speed

 overtaking and filtering

 bends and corners

 slow control 

 developing the correct rider attitude

 If the assessment shows that you do not need any more training, you’ll get a DVSA certificate of competence straight away.

  If the assessment shows that you need more training we will  develop a training plan with you. The type of training depends on what you need. 

we run  all-day courses or shorter sessions.  Once you’ve completed the training, you’ll get a DVSA certificate of competence.  Sign up for extra training modules Extra training modules are optional.

  The extra modules are: 

 effective braking techniques

 advanced level filtering motorways and dual carriageways 

carrying a passenger or load delivery or courier riding

 riding abroad blood bikers group 

riding Biker Down and accident scene management

 motorcycle maintenance and machine awareness

 mobile phones, GPS, sat nav and Bluetooth 

 training in alternative environments