The P in Yamaha V50P stood for pedals and was released in the UK in 1975, now that it had pedals it could be bought and used on L-plates. The bike itself was almost exactly the same to the original V50 but instead of having immovable footrest it had pedals that could move the bike when the engine was off. It still had the same engine with the 3 speed semi-automatic gearbox and still able to reach speeds of around 35–40 mph. In 1977 the law changed in the UK on what a moped was, so Yamaha released the next model of V50 in 1980.