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Find out if you can drive a minibus and what licence you need - when you need to have a PCV D1 category licence
Buses and coaches used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some must also carry a minimum weight.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Advice on when a school employee with a car driving licence may drive a minibus and when a section 19 permit might be required.
Using seat belts in minibuses, coaches and other buses: advice and guidance on legal standards.
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Work out if you’re old enough or have the right kind of licence to tow a trailer from different kinds of vehicle
Teach or supervise C1 and D1 learner drivers - rules you must follow
Find out what’s changed with how driving licences work for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus drivers and how driving tests are changing.
Apply for a section 19 standard or large bus permit.
A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting
Sets out proposals to end the sale of new, non-zero emission buses and seeks evidence about ending the sale of new, non-zero emission coaches and minibuses.
Organisations awarded funding through the community transport minibus fund.
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