It's now 5 years since CBT and DAS motorcycle training returned to the Road Safety Centre in Harlow, Essex and RAKtrain looks forward to another 5 successful years getting people onto motorcycles. Congratulations to all involved.

RAKtrain is proud to announce our success at being chosen to receive a 'Development Award' for our Youth East courses that have spanned the last 2 years in both Suffolk and Essex. The citation reads:

Development Award: for providers who have developed exciting and  imaginative NEET provision as a result of the Youth East funding. For some this was a completely new venture and for others a challenge to become more learner centered and demand led, developing projects to meet the needs of individuals/cohorts.

Special mention must go to past and present RAKtrain staff including Charlotte Mason, Andrew Hemmings, Leon Buteux, Jeanette Hatt, Paul Reeve and Sarah Dodshon for making the courses happen. A big thankyou to you all.

For any person considering booking a course of motorcycle instruction this summer, please bear in mind the following 'catches' we keep hearing of from students short changed at other training schools:

Catch 1: The 'session' DAS course. Here, the student pays the same rate as for all day training when infact the 'session' extends to less than 4 hours instruction a day. It also means your likelihood of failing is dramatically increased because you have received inadequate tuition.

Catch 2: The 'lunchtime' CBT. We would like to remind learners that it is completely impossible to receive the statutory training demanded by the DSA and finish a CBT by lunchtime. Not only is this practice against DSA rules, it is highly dangerous as the learner has not received the instruction they have paid for. It also speaks volumes about the school's ethics and respect for your safety.

Catch 3: DSA DAS regulations clearly state that if a person purchases a DAS course then all instruction must be conducted on a maximum ratio of 2:1. Beware of day 1 and 2 being stuck on 125cc machines in groups of 4. In the event of an accident, it is highly unlikely that you are insured.

Buyer beware.....

We now have over 9 pages of student testimonials which underline the quality and dedication of RAKtrain staff in delivering CBT and DAS courses. The experiences of our students speak louder than any other advertising medium and we hope they help you decide there really is no better place to gain your motorcycle licences than with RAKtrain in Harlow, Essex. For further details please contact us on 01279 439 369

RAKtrain staff would like to thank all our customers for choosing to train with us over the last year. We are justifably proud of your achievements gaining your CBT or full bike licence and hope to see many of you return to us for further training in 2010.

In the forthcoming year, RAKtrain will continue to offer its core courses but also be introducing others including motorcycle maintenance so please watch our website for further details.

Roll on 2010!!