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Can a PSV driver drive a Class 2?

A PSV holder is a person who holds a licence to drive a bus, with this they can drive any type of bus from a minibus & double decker, right up to a bendy bus. They carry very precious cargo (the general public). But yet holders of these licences can’t drive a class 2 lorry.

Can you drive a PSV on a HGV licence?

The Government has no plans to allow PSV drivers drive large goods vehicles without obtaining a Category C HGV licence. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has already increased the number of vocational driving tests available per week to 3,000; a 50\% increase in the number provided pre-COVID.

Can I drive a HGV Class 2?

A Class 2 driving licence allows you to drive a category C vehicle. A category C vehicle is also known as a rigid body vehicle. Having a Category C licence allows you to drive rigid vehicles over 3500kg and tow a trailer up to 750kg. If you want to drive an articulated lorry you will need a Class 1 HGV licence.

What can you drive on a PSV licence?

You need a public service vehicle ( PSV ) operator’s licence to:

• operate a vehicle for hire or reward (payment or payment in kind) that can carry 9 or more passengers.
• operate a smaller vehicle carrying passengers and charging separate fares for the journey.

What is the difference between PSV and PCV Licence?

Regulatory changes in 1992 technically abolished the PSV for drivers and replaced it with the PCV licence we are all familiar with today. In that sense, there is absolutely no difference between the two licences when it comes to professional drivers. The same cannot be said for operators.

What is the difference between PSV and PCV licence?

What does a PCV licence entitle me to drive?

There are special licensing arrangements allowing you to drive minibuses and buses without holding the higher Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) driving licence entitlement. Drivers of minibuses having nine to 16 passenger seats will need to hold a PCV licence category D1 or a category D licence to drive larger buses.

Is C1 the same as Class 2?

Some examples of C1 vehicles include ambulances, horseboxes, refrigerated grocery delivery trucks and home removal trucks. C – also referred to as Class 2 or Rigid this category allows the licence holder to drive any large goods vehicle with a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of up to 750 kg.

What Licence do I need to drive a HGV?

To be eligible for a HGV Licence, you need to have a full Driving Licence (Category B). The HGV Licence enables you to operate larger vehicles (above 3.5 tonnes) in the following categories: C, C+E, C1 and C1+E. You will require additional training which builds on your existing driving skills.

Who needs a PSV operators licence?

Any trade or business whose vehicle is designed or adapted to carry nine or more passengers, and who takes payment for carrying passengers (hire or reward) requires a PSV O-licence.

Is Driver CPC going to be scrapped?

As an essential requirement to drive professionally, the Driver CPC qualification expands the expertise of drivers, as well as ensuring road safety. Since Brexit, many have been asking – will the driver CPC be scrapped? In short – the answer is no. It will be accepted into legislation despite the UK leaving the EU.

Why can’t a PSV driver be a Class 2?

As a psv driver, you are driving vehicles that are longer than a class 2 lorry. And busses can weigh a lot more than a lorry as well. With a bus you are carrying precious cargo (passengers) so why can you not allow a psv licence holder to be allowed an automatic right to a class 2 licence. There is a huge shortage of hgv drivers within the UK.

Why can’t you drive a bus with a PSV license?

And busses can weigh a lot more than a lorry as well. With a bus you are carrying precious cargo (passengers) so why can you not allow a psv licence holder to be allowed an automatic right to a class 2 licence. There is a huge shortage of hgv drivers within the UK.

Should the HGV haulage licence apply to minibus and bus drivers?

To ensure equal treatment for those in both the HGV haulage industry and bus and coach industry we propose that this should also apply to minibus, bus, minibus and trailer and bus and trailer licence acquisition. We think this will simplify the process for drivers to obtain their licence.

When can you drive a bus with a PCV test?

(iii) Having passed a PCV test before 10 September 2008 and driving under a bus operator’s licence, or minibus permit, or community bus permit and any of the following conditions: You can drive at age 20 after passing a PCV driving test and Driver CPC initial qualification.