is there??? I want to rent a minibus for an up and coming road trip and
drive myself. What's the law with this?
Cheers

 

i rented one and u can drive it with as many people as u like, ur not allowed to take more then 5ish people if your charging like a taxi service

 

you dont need a special license for it, iirc, i think you have to be over a certain age or have your license for a certain amount of years, but im not 100%

 

Not sure whether you need a PCV/PSV (fuckin bus licence) for over either 12,15 or 16 passenger seater,
The vagueness in my post is marvellous
Happy to be of not much help

 

unbless you have an old school license (from somewhere before 1998) then you absolutely DO need to take a test to do this.it will say on your license wether you can drive it or not,when did you pass your test?

 

quite recently, nov 2004, i'm 21

 

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...ons/DG_4022547

tells you all the catergory's and ages

 

hmmmm...some confusion,i was refused a minibus by a hire company because i dont have a d license,heres the governments view



xempted passenger carrying vehicles

Holders of a full category B (car) driving licence may drive any of the vehicles listed below:

* a passenger carrying vehicle manufactured more than 30 years before the date when it is driven and not used for hire or reward or for the carriage of more than 8 passengers
* a minibus with up to 16 passenger seats provided the following conditions are met:

i. the vehicle is used for social purposes by a non-commercial body but not for hire or reward
ii. the driver is aged 21 iii. the driver has held a car (category B) licence for at least 2 years
iv. the driver is providing the service on a voluntary basis
v. the minibus maximum weight is not more than 3.5 tonnes or 4.25 tonnes including any specialist equipment for the carriage of disabled passengers
vi. if the driver is aged 70 or over, is able to meet the health standards for driving a D1 vehicle

When driving a minibus under these conditions you may not receive any payment or consideration for doing so other than out of pocket expenses or tow any size trailer; you may only drive minibuses in this country. Drivers aged 70 or over will need to make a special application, which involves meeting higher medical standards.

Holders of a full category D (PCV) driving licence can also drive a passenger carrying recovery vehicle. This is defined as a vehicle (not being an articulated goods vehicle combination) which:

* has an unladen weight not exceeding 10.2 tonnes
* is being operated by the holder of a public service vehicle (PSV) operator's licence and, is being used for the purpose of:

i. proceeding to, or returning from, a place where assistance is to be, or has been, given to a damaged or disabled passenger-carrying vehicle
ii. giving assistance to or moving a disabled passenger-carrying vehicle or moving a damaged vehicle

 

Was going to say, yes but not paid. but beaten to it!