Using own bike for DAS

[bluenose]

Hi,

My wife would like to do her DAS, just wondered what peoples views were on her buying her own bike and doing her DAS on it?

[Joeman]

How would she get it to the test centre?

[bluenose]

I would ride it down to the test centre.

[Guest]

I phoned round loads of insurance companies when preparing for mine, nobody would insure for the test...

[bluenose]

The idea would be for me to insure in my name and her as a named rider.

[runningman]

More hassle than it's worth IMHO.

[eastanglianbiker]

you cant insure her as named driver as she hasnt got full licence

[Joeman]

Also, presume it will be her bike in her name with her as the primary rider, so insuring it with you as the main rider and her as just a named rider is insurance fraud...

[bluenose]

everything will be in my name, bike and insurance in my name with her as a named rider. already have quotes for insurance. the reason behind the idea is so we can ride it down to a car park so she can practice with it, so come the test she feels more happy. we are just looking to see if anyone else has done this, the idea came from raceways motorbikes.

[eastanglianbiker]

unless you are undergoing training or the test then she HAS NOT got a licence to ride the bike on ANY public land at all and if the police came to see whats going on she can get done for riding without the correct licence for the bike which will also void the insurance and could result in you losing the bike and having it crushed and also getting done for knowingly allowing someone to use the bike who hasnt got correct test pass for it

[bluenose]

she wouldn't be riding on any public road she would be riding on a car park, which are PRIVATE and not PUBLIC and thats a fact, so she wouldn't need to have a full license to practice on a private car park. Also how can there be any insurance fraud when the insurance companies are willing to insure her with a CBT as a named rider for the purpose of doing her test on!!! As long as she doesn't ride on a public highway she is completely fine.

[eastanglianbiker]

it would be interesting to see where the law would stand on this one if the land is private you have no right to be on it unles with permission from land ownerbut anyway itss getting bit drawn out now good luck if you do go down this route and i hope she passes without any problems keep us informed of progress

[cockercas]

If the public have accses the its public land.

So if you go into a shop carpark that has a gate.

Gates open between 6 and 6. You go between 6 and 6 police will do you for no licence.

After 6 with permission your fine.

[Joeman]

An offence to operate a vehicle in a public place without licence and at least third party insurance.

The supermarket carpark is classed as a public place so she would be breaking the law.

Edit:

You'd best read this:

https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-159-t ... nd-the-law

[Glorian]

Gonna cost you more to do this than to just pay a company to use their bike.

Also hassle. getting it there, getting it insured. Why bother? Paid £500 TOTAL for my DAS thats all tests 3 days training (1 for mod 1 2 for mod 2) and theory. aswell as bike rental and insurance.