{"id":630,"date":"2014-07-21T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=630"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T20:05:06","slug":"plummet-in-motorcycle-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/plummet-in-motorcycle-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Figures Show Plummet in Motorcycle Tests Thanks To New Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"man<\/a>Book Theory Test Today<\/em><\/strong> investigates how changes made to motorcycle licensing laws in January 2013 have discouraged riders from taking a motorcycle theory test<\/strong> and practical exam causing a huge plummet in motorcycle tests.<\/em><\/p>\n

Recently, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the price of a motorcycle theory test<\/strong> would be reduced. Riders would be forgiven for thinking that this was to cut the cost of learning to ride. But, Book Theory Test Today<\/strong> can reveal that the DfT has ulterior motives for the price drop.<\/p>\n

With the number of people taking a motorcycle theory test<\/strong> and practical exam plummeting, it appears that the price drop is also an effort to boost the number of people taking the theory exam and practical test.<\/p>\n

The changes implemented back in January 2013 involved a number of restrictions that hit a number of riders aged 24 and under. Following the rule changes, riders below the age of 24 are no longer permitted to ride \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfull-powered\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 bikes, while riders under the age of 19 are prohibited from riding anything over a 125cc.<\/p>\n

As expected, the number of young riders taking a theory test and practical exam decreased significantly. During the 2012-2013 period, 66,050 candidates took the module one practical exam and a further 65,128 took the module two assessment.<\/p>\n

The equivalent period in 2013-2014 yielded 46,263 candidates taking the module one exam and 43,475 taking the module two assessment.<\/p>\n

In the year prior to the law changes coming into effect (2012-2013), 3,924 17 year olds took the module one exam. In the aftermath of the rule changes just 353 16-17 year-olds took the exam.<\/p>\n

The trend continues as you move up the age scale. In 2012-2013, 2,787 18 year-olds completed a theory test and took the module one exam. During 2013-2014, this figure had plummeted to just 151.<\/p>\n

Although the drop is marginally less for 19 year-olds, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still a noticeable drop. In 2012-2013, 2,532 candidates completed a theory test<\/strong> and took a module one exam in this age bracket. After the enforcement of new laws, this dropped to 1,377.<\/p>\n

Statistics for riders over the age of 24 also show a decrease, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s significantly less when compared with all the other age groups.<\/p>\n

For the module two element of the exam, the figures tell a similar story. As riders scrambled to beat the law changes there was a spike in the number of theory tests<\/strong> taken and candidates doing the practical exam.<\/p>\n

In the period 2010-2011, the total number of module one practical exams taken was 57,711, an increase compared to 2009-2010 when 50,823 candidates completed a theory test<\/strong> and took the module one exam.<\/p>\n

In 2011-2012, numbers increase again rising to 59,594. Then, in 2012-2013, numbers spiked reaching 66,050. Then the new laws came into force and numbers plunged to just 46,263, even lower than 2009-2010 figures.<\/p>\n

Module two rates show a more significant peak in the years prior to the law changes, starting at 37,914 in 2009\/10, going to 49,645 in 2010\/11, 57,911 in 2011\/12 and 65,128 in 2012\/13.<\/p>\n

In a statement from the DfT, they said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hopefully the decrease in the cost of the theory test<\/strong> will encourage more people back to biking.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Book Theory Test Today <\/strong>offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a UK motorcycle theory test<\/strong>, or practical test, at test centres across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your theory test<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your theory test<\/strong>? Book your motorcycle theory test online <\/strong>today…<\/p>\n

(Image source: Flickr<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book Theory Test Today investigates how changes made to motorcycle licensing laws in January 2013 have discouraged riders from taking a motorcycle theory test and practical exam causing a huge plummet in motorcycle tests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,77],"tags":[105,106,83],"class_list":["post-630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learning-to-drive","category-uk-driving-law","tag-driving-laws","tag-driving-legislation","tag-driving-theory-test"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}