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Title: Can I drive a Minibus? Post by: BorntoBubble on September 10, 2015, 08:56:51 PM I am 24 and got my licence in 2008. I have B and B1 categories on the back.
If i want to drive a 16 seater minibus with passengers in it can I do this? If not what do I need to do in order to drive one? The people wont be paying specifically for a "Taxi" but a holiday with a lift included if they want it optionally. Then I will be driving them around activates while they are on the trip. Title: Re: Can I drive a Minibus? Post by: Ransom on September 10, 2015, 09:05:02 PM You should be able to drive a minibus on a regular license as long as you're not operating a business using it.
If you're just ferrying people around and you're not taking payments for it, it's all fine I believe. Title: Re: Can I drive a Minibus? Post by: BorntoBubble on September 10, 2015, 09:08:57 PM People are going to be paying a fee for a week away and part of that will include being ferried around in a minibus.
Thoughts on whether this is ok? Title: Re: Can I drive a Minibus? Post by: Ransom on September 10, 2015, 09:15:20 PM People are going to be paying a fee for a week away and part of that will include being ferried around in a minibus. Thoughts on whether this is ok? As long as any fees paid are just to cover the basic costs of the minibus it's OK. You can't run a meter or use it for personal profit. Title: Re: Can I drive a Minibus? Post by: BorntoBubble on September 10, 2015, 09:16:36 PM People are going to be paying a fee for a week away and part of that will include being ferried around in a minibus. Thoughts on whether this is ok? As long as any fees paid are just to cover the basic costs of the minibus it's OK. You can't run a meter or use it for personal profit. Thanks Title: Re: Can I drive a Minibus? Post by: david3103 on September 10, 2015, 09:16:55 PM Not OK, you would be driving as part of a commercial venture.
See https://www.gov.uk/driving-a-minibus Title: Re: Can I drive a Minibus? Post by: BorntoBubble on September 10, 2015, 09:36:52 PM Not OK, you would be driving as part of a commercial venture. See https://www.gov.uk/driving-a-minibus Thats what I worried about. I have sent off for an application pack, no idea what it involves. Why they cannot just have one online i do not know. And why they cannot just say £60 come and take a test blah blah blah! |