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Motorcycle theory test books

The motorcycle theory test books that the multiple-choice questions are based on are the Highway Code, Know Your Traffic Signs and Riding: the essential skills from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). GOV.UK publishes the first two online, and the third is a printed book from DVSA’s publisher. DVSA also sells The Official DVSA Theory Test for Motorcyclists, a revision book of its practice questions.

  • 3Books the questions are based on
  • £4.99Riding: the essential skills in DVSA’s app
  • Rules 83 to 88Highway Code rules just for motorcyclists
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Which are the motorcycle theory test books?

BookWhat it coversPrint price
The Highway CodeThe rules for every road user, with a section for motorcyclists and an annex on motorcycle licences£4.99
Know Your Traffic SignsRoad signs and markings, in a 172-page guide updated in November 2023£5.99
Riding: the essential skillsRiding technique, attitude, bends, counter-steering, bad weather and rider assistance systems£19.99

Prices are from Safe Driving for Life, the shop DVSA runs with its publisher, The Stationery Office (TSO). GOV.UK says you can also buy the books from most high street and online book shops.

Reading them online

GOV.UK has the Highway Code section by section and Know Your Traffic Signs as a PDF and web pages. For the motorcycle test, start with these parts of the Highway Code:

  • The rules for motorcyclists: helmets, eye protection, passengers and being seen
  • Annex 2, motorcycle licence requirements: compulsory basic training (CBT), the licence categories and what learners can’t do
  • Rule 253, which bars provisional motorcycle licence holders from motorways
  • Annex 6, which sets the tyre tread rule for motorcycles
GOV.UK: The Highway Code ↗GOV.UK: Know your traffic signs ↗Road signs, shown by shape →

The Official DVSA Theory Test for Motorcyclists

This £19.99 book is the revision guide, not a source book. Its publisher says it has all the official DVSA motorcycle revision questions, and that new first aid questions start in 2026. Like every practice question, they aren’t the ones in the real test, but DVSA says they’re very similar.

The same questions are in DVSA’s online kit and its Theory Test Kit app, so you don’t need the book as well as one of those.

Mock tests, apps and kits compared →

Welsh and Northern Ireland editions

The Highway Code is sold in Welsh as Rheolau’r Ffordd Fawr, and there’s a separate Highway Code for Northern Ireland. Both are £4.99 in DVSA’s shop.

Motorcycle theory test CDs, DVDs and downloads

GOV.UK now lists DVSA’s theory kit as an online course for PC or Mac and as phone apps, not as a disc. nidirect still mentions a hazard perception DVD, but DVSA’s shop sells that guide as an online course from £10.

Sources: GOV.UK · Safe Driving for Life · Department for Transport on GOV.UK and 5 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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