Southampton is surrounded by excellent motorcycle routes, including around the New Forest, making it an ideal location to complete your Compulsory Basic Training (CBT). With a bustling city centre surrounded by residential roads stretching from Eastleigh to Hythe, you can easily book CBT training near you in Southampton.
Southampton also features a vast network of well-maintained motorbike routes on flat terrain, positioning it as a prime destination for motorcycle learners.
Hedge End offers an ideal starting point for training, providing quiet conditions for new learners to practise turns and highway code manoeuvres. Alternatively, Hythe provides beautiful scenery to enjoy during the road training portion of your CBT.
A CBT course takes between 6-8 hours, with both training on the ‘pad’ (your training ground) and on-road experience. If you are looking for CBT training near you then type in your postcode above or click on a popular location below:
If you want to book a CBT test in Southampton then you should expect to pay between £149 to £170. A CBT test, unlike the name suggests, does not contain a ‘test’, and is simply a synonym for CBT training.
The whole process takes between 6-8 hours to complete and you should leave the full day free.
The day itself will consist of 5 parts, 4 of these will be off-road. The final part of the day will be road riding where your instructor will monitor you riding safely.
The five parts of CBT training consist of the following parts, in sequence:
You move onto the next section when your trainer is happy you’ve learnt the theory and shown the practical skills to a safe level.
If your instructor believes that you are not at a satisfactory standard for any of the 5 elements then you won’t be able to continue your training, and you’ll need to book further training on another day.
The DVSA qualified instructor will guide you through the 5 parts of the CBT with the final part of the day being a 2-hour road ride, minimum by law.
If you’re nervous about going straight to CBT training, you have the option to take an Introduction To Motorcycling Course instead, a 2-3 hour taster session that goes over how a motorcycle works and some of the controls.
This is not necessary in taking your CBT training, however a number of young riders do opt for a package of an ITM and CBT.
Whatever your route to riding your motorcycle around Southampton, RideTo has you covered.