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Oh and now Ride To have escalated it to their complaints department as well. So shall see what either says!

I'm more referring to the ones that can't appear to ride! Some people take to it so naturally and are very confident riders, and experience obviously counts for a lot. I'm more so referring to the ones who appear dangerous or do stupid manoeuvres thus risking their skin. It's quite often the younger riders (obviously not all of them!) Then again I can't say nothing as I don't even ride yet thanks to RideTo!!! Lol I've taken it up with Universal Motorcycle and they have 10 days to investigate. Will see what happens

And to be honest once they have passed, I rarely see anyone were something suitable. Flimsy trainers, flip flops, shorts, tank tops etc. I know its warm but personally id still rather have some protection. I wore the same bottoms when my fella took me on a pillion ride even though it was 33 degrees Celsius. Hot? Yes! did I feel more protected than wearing shorts? Absolutely! I don't get why some are allowed to pass their CBT. The way they ride on those scooters is shocking!

I paid by debit card so I think it has to be taken from the company

If its reversed, will the company contact me to try and get payment again? I don't want them to try taking me to a claims court themselves lol

I suppose its whether or not I want to risk losing it and it costing me more. I'm just really pissed off about it! I've emailed the pics to the dvsa asking if they can advise me whether they are appropriate for CBT. Should they actually say yes, I will complain formally.

I'm tempted to take it to a financial ombudsman but I don't want to waste their time. I wouldnt mind if I had £170 to throw away but that was given to me as a gift for my birthday as I couldn't afford it myself. They have really insulted my integrity and intelligence - I'm really not stupid enough to choose something thin to wear on a bike. My safety and skin is worth more to myself than anyone else. I'm also tempted to complain to the DVSA who govern their rules.

Hmm I'm not sure how this works but I could give it a go!

I knew I should have checked reviews first but I was so keen I just thought screw it! These are what I was wearing: How do they look like leggings!? They don't even stretch/cling!

No no, remember, they were not leggings... lol To be honest I reckon it was that instructor. He was miserable from the moment I said hello. Part of me wonders if he has something against females cause the other 3 were guys. Oh I have no problem naming them! I booked through RideTo and it was Universal Motorcycle Training. It's RideTo who are telling me all instructors decisions are final and apparently they have worked very hard to resolve the issue for me.... and even offered me £10 off my next booking...

I booked through what i believe is a well known website who handles the booking, but it's a 3rd party motorcycle training company who runs the day. Part of me is tempted to go to another location run by the same company, take the bottoms with me, and just ask out of curiousity if they are suitable. If they say yes then il ask why an instructor of theirs failed me. I have also emailed the DVSA and asked the same question. The instructor had even seen me 30mins prior to us starting the day, but he didn't say anything to me then. If he could tell by just looking at my jeans that they weren't suitable, why couldn't he tell me that when he saw me at 9:30 (session was to start 10am) and then I would have over 45mins to get something else My partner reckons its a money making scheme. He's absolutely livid and wants to go punch the guy lol

It was £170 which makes it that much worse. Even if they had offered to let me do another day half price I may have just sucked it up. But I didn't even get the chance to ride at all so why should I pay anything. Their "rules" state wrong attire, no money back as its a waste of their time They also claim he was courteous cause he gave me a chance to get something different. He gave me 20 minutes to get to a shop which was 11 mins drive away, find and choose some bottoms without trying them on, queue, pay and get back (drive back is 5mins as its a one way system so have to take the long way round to get there). And he told them I didn't come back... when infact I did get back in the 20 minutes, just without new bottoms cause I couldn't find any that quick. He's bloody lying about them being like leggings. That's what pisses me off the most! Even after I left the centre to get a new pair of bottoms (bare in mind I was willing to spend £50+ just to be able to do it that day) I phoned to ask about rebooking and he had already marked me down as failed due to attire... so he gave me 20minutes to get something else, but failed me the moment I left.

So I booked a CBT as I've always wanted to ride a motorbike so it was the first step. But my instructor failed me before i even got on one cause apparently i wasn't wearing the correct attire. Their policy states denim jeans or trousers. I was wearing denim camo jeans. According to the company when i challenged this, the instructor told them they looked "thin like leggings". I can assure you they were not! I even offered to let him feel them but he wouldn't. So now they are telling me the decision is final and I'm not entitled to my money back so I have to pay again. Now as far as I'm concerned I followed their policy and wore denim bottoms. My partner has been riding for 30 years and he said they were fine to wear. He is very protective of me and would absolutely not let me on a bike without me being safely dressed. Where do I stand? Is it just a matter of he's the instructor so he's right? Cause they were certainly not "thin like leggings". I feel like it was just a way to make money. Advice appreciated, thanks in advance!