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On your P2 motorcycle licence you must:

  • carry your licence
  • display green on white P plate on the rear of your motorcycle and ensure your P plate is always visible
  • have a zero blood alcohol content while riding
  • sit astride the seat and face forwards
  • have at least one hand on the handlebars
  • have an approved seat with adequate and secure footrests (separate from any driver’s footrests) for any pillion passenger
  • have your feet on the footrests (unless the motorcycle is stopped)
  • not ride more than two abreast within one lane
  • not lane filter
  • not carry a pillion passenger under eight years old (unless they are riding in a sidecar).

Pillion passengers must:

  • have their feet on their footrest
  • wear an approved motorcycle helmet
  • sit astride the seat and face forwards.