A new motorcycle is first registered for private use, with no special regime or driving-school use. From which date is the ordinary four-year period for its first periodic inspection counted?

Correct answer

From the date of first registration.

From first registration, not purchase. Motorcycles under the ordinary regime are exempt up to four years and then inspected every two years. The rule counts age from the first registration or entry into service recorded in the Vehicle Register. Driving-school use has a different regime; check the use before applying this period. Observe the applicable expiry date and do not confuse the initial exemption with a permanent exemption.