Motorcycles
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on motorcycles. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.09.2011 | VAT on motorcycle helmets |
| Motorcycle helmets as well as protective boots and helmets for industrial use and cycle helmets are charged a zero rate of VAT. This note discusses the scope of this VAT relief and the concerns there have been that it might have to be withdrawn under EC proposals for harmonising VAT rates. | |
| 16.05.2011 | Motorcycles: licences and tests |
| This note provides information on the two-part motorcycling test introduced in April 2009; reforms announced by the Coalition Government; and the debate over multi-purpose test centres. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 28.02.2007 | Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Bill 21 of 2006-07] |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10.03.2010 | The new European motorcycle test. |
| Transport Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.06.2010 | MOTORCYCLING IN THE UK |
| That this House notes the positive impact that motorcycling can have both as an alternative to the private car and as a way of reducing congestion in towns and cities; is concerned ... | |
| 07.04.2010 | DEATHS OF MOTORCYCLISTS |
| That this House is saddened and distressed by the 53,697 deaths of motorcyclists since 1950 on British roads; notes that since a high point of 1,743 deaths in 1960 a level was reached ... | |
| 13.01.2010 | 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOTOR CYCLE INDUSTRY |
| That this House congratulates the Motor Cycle Industry Association on the occasion of its one hundredth year in 2010; notes the positive contribution that the motorcycle industry has ... | |
| 08.12.2008 | MOTORCYCLE TESTING CENTRES |
| That this House believes that the ability to arrange a motorcycle driving test at a convenient and accessible location is essential to the development of safe riding; notes that the ... | |
| 08.12.2008 | MOTORCYCLE ACTION GROUP |
| That this House welcomes the work undertaken by the Motorcycle Action Group in promoting the safe and responsible use of motorcycles; notes with concern that 60 per cent. of motorcycle ... |
