I have a Driving Licence issued in another country – can I start my bike training with that?

No is the simple answer.  Your licence may be valid for you to drive in the UK as a visitor but you cannot do CBT without a UK Driver Number.

You have a couple of options:

  1. Exchange your foreign licence for a UK one.  Have a look at gov.uk and check whether the UK has a reciprocal agreement with your country.  Once you have passed the bike test and got a full UK bike licence you should be able to exchange it back again in your home country if you want to.
  2. Apply for a UK Provisional Driving Licence.  You would keep your foreign car licence and, once you’ve passed your bike test, also have a UK bike licence.  I don’t know what the implications would then be if you wanted to add the motorcycle category back in your home country.  To apply for a UK licence you can go online to gov.uk or get a form D1 from the Post Office.