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The good news is that because the Government has reached an agreement with the 27 EU member states, we can ride in those countries without the need for an international driving licence. This also applies to Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, but only as long as you’ve got a photocard licence.

If you have a paper driving licence, or a licence issued in Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle on Man then you may need an international driving permit. Depending on which countries you're visiting, you may need extra paperwork, equipment and/or knowledge. Here's a start for the most popular destinations for Brit bikers… Line 5 displays your driving licence number, which is made up of a mixture of your family name, date of birth and some random code. But it’s not that simple… Even derestricted motorways still carry an advisory limit of 130km/h (80mph) – if you ride faster, you accept the consequences if it all goes wrong, and you also expose yourself to prosecution for even minor driving faults.

Travel/breakdown insurance: This is not obligatory, but it is highly recommended, and should include repatriation for you AND you bike if it's going to be worth having. You need to make sure the policy you choose actually covers you not just for riding bikes, but for the type of bike and the type of riding – you don't want to find out the hard way that it doesn't cover a spot of off-road, for example, or a trip into the Armco at the Nürburgring. Tools/spares/puncture kit: Not compulsory, but potentially useful. It’s up to you whether you carry any spares, but a small toolkit is always handy, even if it's only so you can tighten up the odd loose sat-nav mount or trim a frayed luggage strap. You might need to use separate EU, EEA (European Economic Area) and Swiss lanes when queuing. Your passport should also now be stamped. Share this article You need a full UK motorcycle licence to ride in Europe. The Compulsory Basic Training(CBT) assessment isn't enough.

We didn’t have any photos of someone having fun riding in Switzerland, so here’s another one from Spain Contrary to popular wisdom you do NOT need to carry a spare bulb kit… although it's not a bad idea anyway. Even if you're not actually going to France, you’ll probably be passing through and you need to be legal while you're there.Often the motorways are too congested to go fast anyway, in which case remember filtering's only legal in completely stationary traffic.

If you’ve got an A1 UK licence– which lets you ride up to 125cc motorbikes– you’re still limited to the same engine size in Europe. The DVLA has a useful flow chartto navigate your way through the different motorbike licence requirements. It covers both A1 and A2 motorbikes as well as all age-group limitations. Depending where you go, noisy pipes can get you into hot water, and some roads are sometimes closed to motorcycles completely at certain times as a result of noise problems. A puncture kit is well worth having too, but completely pointless unless you know how to use it, so make sure you practice a couple of times on an old tyre before you go.Different EU countries have different rules around slow-moving or stationary traffic. Some allow filtering. Other countries, like France, don’t. As your motorbike will be loaded up, this changes your machine’s performance. So, anticipate that braking and acceleration might be slower and less responsive. Be respectful of local traffic laws Every comprehensive UK motorbike insurance policy should have some basic measure of EU cover. But some policies might be more generous than others.