30-12-16, 11:08 AM
It stinks. I teach kids aged 15/16 and lots do their CBT (often the first saturday after their 16th birthday) and buy a moped so they can go to college or do an apprenticeship. They often ask me about the rules for doing this (not all parents understand how it works, for some it is the first vehicle the household has ever had). This will create more expense and another hurdle towards getting on the road. The CBT includes the highway code, and the kids do seem to know they need to read it before they go to do the CBT. There has been a surge in kids doing CBTs and getting on bikes, as running a car is prohibitive, putting more barriers up won't help them find employment or do the training that might be most suitable for them. The road safety lobbyists are too short sighted.