Sirius' Motorcycle, Licenses (was "Re: Harry's 16th birthday")

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 77713

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sax_maniac81" 
<sax_maniac81 at h...> wrote:
> 
> Vik: 
> > But wouldn't a flying motorbike be illegal as a charmed muggle 
> thing, like Mr Weasley's car and flying carpets? I'd assume that 
> wizards do need to drive (ministry cars) so they would probably 
> have licenses, and the age for driving would probably be the UK 
one, 
> which is 17 I think. That's when my brother started learning.
> > I wonder why the ministry gets away with having charmed cars and 
> > ordinary wizards don't. Such double standards. < <
> 
> 
> I think that's a good point to make, Vik.  When the Weasleys had 
> the Ford Anglia, they weren't supposed to fly it as it would be a 
> violation under the Use of Muggle Artifacts.  How does Sirius get 
> away with this?
> 
> "sax_maniac81"

Perhaps at the time Sirius had his motorbike, it was not a violation 
of the use of Muggle artifacts.  

Marianne