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Bus license and carrying passengers

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  • 29-06-2015 11:26am
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    FionnK86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭


    I've a general enquiry with regards to the 'D' category license. Are you required to obtain this license if you are driving a coach (for example,44 seats), but not carrying passengers (for example, shunting bus to another location). :confused:
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    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,647 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    It depends on the weight of the bus. With a normal B licence you can drive a vehicle once it's less than 3500kg and a max 8 passengers.

    You'd be hard pushed to find even a minibus that weighs under that.


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    j_mo
    Registered Users Posts: 239 ✭✭j_mo


    FionnK86 wrote:
    I've a general enquiry with regards to the 'D' category license. Are you required to obtain this license if you are driving a coach (for example,44 seats), but not carrying passengers (for example, shunting bus to another location).


    If it's registered on the logbook as a 44-seater bus, then you've got to have a d licence to drive it regardless. It doesn't matter if there's people on board or not or what's the GVW.


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