Mod 1 on a 500/ Mod 2 on a 125 - advice needed

[steer_rally]

A friend of mine passed her mod1 earlier this year on a 500, but after a couple of failed attempts at mod2 decided to drop down to 125. She finally passed mod2 a couple of weeks ago on the 125 (6th attempt I believe), and so was all set to start looking for a restricted 500/600 bike.

I should add that she contacted DSA before her first attempt at mod2 on a 125 to check that it was ok to do so, even though her Mod1 test had been passed on a big bike. She was told that it was no problem. Unfortunately she didn't make a note of the person's name.

Today she received a phone call to tell her that her licence has been revoked, because she switched to 125 after passing the mod1. In other words because she'd passed her mod1 on a big bike, she should have done the mod2 on a big bike too.

The upshot is that she will have to sit both tests again, either on a 125 or a 500.

She is obviously upset at this - she's a fairly competent rider (well, she has had plenty of training by now, and knows the test route like the back of her hands ), but nerves always get the better of her under test conditions.

Has anyone come across this situation before, and is there any advice I can pass on?

Many thanks for any replies.

[Kempie]

I have never heard of this before but it sounds to me as it is the examiner of the mod 2 fault as he/she would have read all the pass certificates and should have told your freind that the test couldnt be sat.

What did her riding school have to say about it?

I would have thought if you can handle a 500cc bike on mod 1 and pass that you could sit test on 125cc for mod 2. I dont understand why you couldnt!!! I could understand if it was the other way about as the mod 1 is designed to show that you can handle your bike!

[steer_rally]

Yeah, that's how I see it. If it was the other way round, then I could see the point, maybe. Also, I can't understand why she would need to take both tests again. At least she could either re-sit the mod1 on a 125 or the mod2 on a 500, but both again?

The training school are doing what they can, liaising with the DSA, asking advice etc, but after some digging around they have found that apparently it does state somewhere in "the rules" that both tests must be done on the same category of bike. I'm sure if she does have to resit the tests they'll she her right with the bike hire/any additional training, but it's the thought of being examined again (so to speak) that means she's not a happy bunny at the moment.

Surely sometime during her 4 (or was it 5 or possibly 6) attempts at mod2 the examiner should have spotted the problem.

[lingy3]

Maybe this is unheard of before,

If she done the hard part on 500, (mod1)

why would she go back to 125 on the easy 1 (mod2)

[steer_rally]

Maybe this is unheard of before,

If she done the hard part on 500, (mod1)

why would she go back to 125 on the easy 1 (mod2)

 

Well, basically she tried mod2 on a 500, dropped it on an off-camber junction, lost her confidence and decided to try on a smaller, lighter bike.

[polecat]

Maybe this is unheard of before,

If she done the hard part on 500, (mod1)

why would she go back to 125 on the easy 1 (mod2)

 

Well, basically she tried mod2 on a 500, dropped it on an off-camber junction, lost her confidence and decided to try on a smaller, lighter bike.

I would have thought the mod1 will still be valid for 2 years despite having passed mod 2

So she would have to take mod 1 on a 125 again and then mod 2 or just do mod 2 again onn a 500 ?

that would make sence cos How can the DSA make her mod 1 pass on a 500 invalid when she passed it fair and square ?

so that is what I reckon the outcome would be ,,a mod 2 retake on 500 or mod 1 & 2 on a 125

cos her mod 2 pass would be invalid cos she was on the wrong bike and you cant do mod 2 without doing mod 1 oh my head hurts

[Si 2the Mon]

[steer_rally]

Maybe this is unheard of before,

If she done the hard part on 500, (mod1)

why would she go back to 125 on the easy 1 (mod2)

 

Well, basically she tried mod2 on a 500, dropped it on an off-camber junction, lost her confidence and decided to try on a smaller, lighter bike.

I would have thought the mod1 will still be valid for 2 years despite having passed mod 2

So she would have to take mod 1 on a 125 again and then mod 2 or just do mod 2 again onn a 500 ?

that would make sence cos How can the DSA make her mod 1 pass on a 500 invalid when she passed it fair and square ?

so that is what I reckon the outcome would be ,,a mod 2 retake on 500 or mod 1 & 2 on a 125

cos her mod 2 pass would be invalid cos she was on the wrong bike and you cant do mod 2 without doing mod 1 oh my head hurts

 

Just got an update, she gets to keep the mod1 certificate, and has been given a slot to try mod2 next week on a 500. So hopefully it'll all turn out ok for her. Thanks for the advice