How to Get a Class 2B Licence in Singapore: 10 Steps

A Class 2B licence lets you ride a motorcycle up to 200 cc (or an electric motorcycle up to 15 kW) in Singapore. You must be 18 or older. The process is the same at all three driving centres, with small differences in how lessons are named and booked.

Here is the full journey in the order you will meet it.

1. Choose a driving centre and enrol

Class 2B is taught at three centres: Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC), ComfortDelGro Driving Centre (CDC) in Ubi and Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC) in Woodlands. Pick the one you can reach most easily, because you will travel there many times. Our guide to choosing a driving centre compares them.

To enrol you need your NRIC (or passport and FIN card if you are a foreigner). At the counter you take an eyesight and colour-blindness test and have your photo taken. Your course is usually valid for one year.

2. Attend the theory lessons

Each centre runs classroom or online theory lessons that you must complete before booking the Traffic Police theory tests. SSDC, for example, has seven compulsory lessons: four on riding theory and three on defensive riding. CDC runs its theory lessons over Zoom.

3. Pass the internal evaluation, then the Basic Theory Test (BTT)

Before you can book the BTT you must pass the centre’s own practice test (called the Theory Trial Test or Internal Evaluation). The BTT itself has 50 multiple-choice questions and you need 45 correct. If you already hold a Class 3 or 3A licence, you skip the BTT. See how to pass the BTT and RTT.

4. Apply for your Provisional Driving Licence (PDL)

Once you pass the BTT, apply for your PDL online through the Singapore Police Force e-services. You need a valid PDL for the on-road lessons and for the practical test, so check its expiry date when you plan your bookings.

5. Start circuit lessons

Your first practical lessons take place on the centre’s closed circuit. You learn moving off, gear changes, braking and slow control, then the test courses: slope, narrow plank, pylon slalom, crank course, figure 8 and emergency braking. Each lesson is 100 minutes and you only move on when your instructor passes you on that stage.

Expect to repeat some stages. SSDC says its learners average about 15 circuit sessions, well above the minimum. The circuit skills guides explain each course.

6. Complete the three simulator modules

All learners must complete three simulator modules of about 20 minutes each before booking the practical test. The simulator covers situations that are too risky to practise on real roads. Booking opens after an early practical lesson (lesson 3 at SSDC, lesson 5 at CDC).

7. Pass the Riding Theory Test (RTT)

The RTT is the motorcycle-specific theory test, again 50 questions with a pass mark of 45. You must finish the defensive riding theory lessons first. A pass is valid for one year, so do not take it too early if your lessons are likely to stretch out.

8. Ride lessons 6 to 8 on the road

With your PDL and theory done, you ride on public roads around the centre with an instructor. Lessons 6 and 7 are usually in small groups; lesson 8 is a one-to-one session that works like a mock test. If you are not at test standard, your instructor will ask you to book revision lessons.

9. Take the Traffic Police practical test

The test starts with a circuit section and then moves onto a road route. The examiner stops the test if you reach 20 demerit points or commit an immediate-failure fault. Book as soon as you are eligible, because slots are often several weeks out. Our test day guide covers what to bring and how scoring works.

10. Do the expressway ride and collect your licence

After passing, you complete an Expressway Familiarisation Ride with an instructor, then apply for your Class 2B Qualified Driving Licence (S$50). Your first 12 months are a probation period with stricter demerit limits and a probation plate on your bike. Read what changes after you pass.