In their infinite wisdom, the government decided to change how motorcycle testing was carried out. Partly this was in response to EU legislation, which mandates a particular test needing to be carried out at 31mph (because of course the EU runs on kph). So part of the test – supposed to represent urban conditions – requires the trainee motorcyclist to break the law in order to pass. I kid you not.

Turns out that MPs agree that it’s a shambles.

I’m one of the people affected – to take my practical test (two parts) I’d have to do an hour and a half’s journey to Bury St Edmunds just to get started. Under the previous regime I’d only have to do the twenty minutes into Colchester – and the Colchester training sites all seem to have shut down. Good old government – more bureaucracy, less jobs, less happiness all around. Nice one.

I think that – along with thousands of other people – I’m going to stick to my L plates for some time to come.

In their infinite wisdom, the government decided to change how motorcycle testing was carried out. Partly this was in response to EU legislation, which mandates a particular test needing to be carried out at 31mph (because of course the EU runs on kph). So part of the test – supposed to represent urban conditions – requires the trainee motorcyclist to break the law in order to pass. I kid you not.

Turns out that MPs agree that it’s a shambles.

I’m one of the people affected – to take my practical test (two parts) I’d have to do an hour and a half’s journey to Bury St Edmunds just to get started. Under the previous regime I’d only have to do the twenty minutes into Colchester – and the Colchester training sites all seem to have shut down. Good old government – more bureaucracy, less jobs, less happiness all around. Nice one.

I think that – along with thousands of other people – I’m going to stick to my L plates for some time to come.