Unfortunately, there are some pretty major consequences that you can face if you ride a motorcycle without a license. In order to ride a motorcycle legally, you will at least need to obtain a motorcycle permit.
If you get pulled over while riding a motorcycle without a license or permit, the police officer has the capability of giving you a large fine because it is classified as a misdemeanor. Riding a motorcycle is a lot different than it is driving a car. That is the exact reason why getting a motorcycle license is required. On top of paying fines and getting the motorcycle impounded, you could also serve some jail time for disregarding specific rules against your ability to operate a motorcycle.
In most states in the U. This can create a world of mess if a motorcyclist causes some sort of accident with their motorcycle.
Causing an accident without a license and insurance can be extremely expensive. A situation like this can easily cause bankruptcy. Here are the latest unlicensed drivers up before the magistrates after they were caught behind the wheel in Herefordshire: William Ivor James, 35, entered a guilty plea to magistrates in Hereford.
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If the Courts feel it necessary, they have the authority to ban you from obtaining a full licence for a period of time that they see fit. Riding while disqualified is a serious offence that will lead to you being arrested if you are caught and being taken straight to the police station, interviewed and held in a cell until you are either bailed or held for court, and could lead to a prison sentence.
In court the punishment given depends on the circumstances of the case, but a first time offender who pleads guilty could be faced with community service, or a curfew along with an order for prosecution costs and a further extension to your disqualification from riding. Courts view breaches of their orders very seriously. Custodial sentences are often passed and can be as long as 26 weeks. It is a compulsory requirement for anyone who uses a vehicle on the road or any other public place to have the correct and valid insurance against third party risks.
This includes vehicles that are only parked and are not driven. As long as the vehicle is on the road, it must be insured. In serious cases the court will consider disqualification from riding. Riding without insurance is an offence of strict liability; not knowing that you are driving without insurance will not usually provide you with a defence. You are committing a Road Traffic Offence if you fail to stop for a red light. If the amber light is showing, then you must stop unless you have already crossed the white stop line or if you are too close to stop the vehicle safely, and without causing an accident.
If the red light is illuminated, then you must stop regardless of the circumstances. Many traffic lights now have cameras attached to them, which can provide compelling evidence of an offence. If your vehicle is captured by a traffic camera, you will be sent a Notice of Intended Prosecution asking you to confirm who the driver was. Failure to return the notice properly completed is an offence that carries a fine and six penalty points.
The penalty for riding or driving through a red light is likely to be a fine and three penalty points. That will be the case if you accept a fixed penalty. Every motorcycle and scooter in the UK over three years old must undergo an annual MOT to ensure that it adheres to the minimum road safety and environmental standards. If you do not cooperate, you could face prosecution.
Regardless of if your vehicle is tax exempt for instance electric , you must still apply for tax. You can only ride or drive without tax if on the way to a pre-booked MoT test. Remember that tax no longer comes with a vehicle — when selling you will receive a refund of any full months outstanding tax, and when buying you must have tax in place before riding or driving away. If details are not exchanged, you must report to the police as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within 24 hours.
You must give correct details to enable prompt communication and if you do not you are breaking the law. If you revisit the scene after initially driving away for a short time you may still have committed an offence.
If for some reason you fail to stop after being involved in an accident, or fail to exchange details, you must report the incident to the police as soon as reasonably practical and in any event within 24 hours of the time of the accident.
The report must be made at a Police Station or to a Police Constable; a phone call will not necessarily be acceptable. The Road Traffic Act of is not a riveting read but it is a comprehensive list of all the offences one can commit driving and riding on our roads today.
Know the law: Points and fines for riding and driving convictions. By Dr Ken German. The following are the most common offences a motorcycle rider could be involved with, along with the penalties they could receive, and any defence that might be offered in mitigation… Quick links to the offences covered: What is the penalty for speeding?
How many points will I get for speeding? Do I need to tell my insurer about a speed awareness course? Is there any defence for speeding? How can I check if I've been caught speeding? If you drive while disqualified you run the serious risk of imprisonment. This is because, by driving while you have been disqualified by the court, you are deemed as having ignored an order of the court. You can commit it in several different ways.
Some are endorsable with 3 penalty points while some versions of the offence carry no points. Driving without a licence is an endorsable offence if you have no entitlement to drive the type of vehicle. A good example of this would be a person driving a manual car having only ever passed an automatic car driving test.
This would carry 3 penalty points. Riding a motorcycle without ever passing a full motorcycle test and without a motorbike entitlement is also endorsable with three points. Without ever passing a full driving test you only have a provisional entitlement. This will also earn you 3 points. Driving without a licence if you have passed the required test and have an entitlement to drive the vehicle you are using, but for some reason at that time you had been either revoked or suspended.
This can happen if you happen to be convicted of an endorsable motoring offence without being aware of it. If, for example; the Driver Vehicle Licencing Authority have been unable to contact you so that they can add the relevant points. In order to have your licence returned you just need to surrender it to the DVLA so your outstanding penalty points can be added.
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