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Riders from Biggar and Clydesdale travel to Edinburgh Motorcycle Training at 15 Clippens Yard, Straiton, EH20 9NS: about 45 minutes from Biggar up the A702 and about an hour from Lanark over the Pentlands on the A70. It does not have a Lanarkshire branch. CBT costs from £195 and Direct Access from £1,140.
Road distances to 15 Clippens Yard, Straiton, EH20 9NS. Drive times are for normal traffic outside rush hour. Towns with their own page have directions and local questions answered.
| From | Distance | By car | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggar | 25 miles | about 45 minutes | the A702 north-east through Dolphinton, West Linton and Carlops to the Edinburgh bypass |
| Lanark | 36 miles | about an hour | the A706 and A70 over the Pentland Hills, then the A720 bypass east to Straiton |
| Motherwell | 39 miles | about an hour | the M8 east, then the bypass |
| Carluke | 40 miles | about an hour | the A70 over the Pentlands, then the bypass |
| Hamilton | 44 miles | about an hour | the M8 east, then the bypass |
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Training yard Edinburgh and the bypassWithin 45 minutesAbout an hour Lines are straight-line; mileages are by road. Eastern Lanarkshire looks towards Edinburgh more than you might expect. The A702 runs from Biggar straight to the Edinburgh bypass, and the A70 crosses the Pentland Hills from Lanark, so neither journey goes near Glasgow or the M8.
Riders from the Glasgow side of Lanarkshire, such as Hamilton and Motherwell, are about an hour away on the M8, the same as Glasgow itself.
1.5 hours
A 1.5 hour first session for complete beginners. Required before your CBT if you have never ridden.
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One day (up to 12 hours included)
The one-day course you need to ride a moped or 125cc on the road with L-plates.
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4 or 5 days, spread over about 2 weeks
The 4 or 5-day route to a full motorcycle licence, covering Module 1 and Module 2 training and tests.
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Edinburgh Motorcycle Training at Straiton is about 25 miles from Biggar (45 minutes by the A702) and 36 miles from Lanark (about an hour by the A70). It runs ITM, CBT and Direct Access courses.
Not from Biggar or Lanark: the A702 and A70 are ordinary A roads. From Hamilton or Motherwell the quickest route is the M8, which learner riders cannot use.
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