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[tezz7628]

you seem to be ok if you held a licence before 97 but after 98 or you renew you're licence

is it saying you need a medical and can only drive in this country [msnscared] [msnscared]

[blott]

I think it's saying if you want a D1 licence, then you have to comply with medical conditions (which probably means a letter from your GP or similar) but that if you want to drive up to a 16 seater minibus as a volunteer, then you don't need a D1 licence. But I'm not brilliant at 'governmentspeak'.

Not sure what this means as it seems if you're a volunteer minibus driver, you can have any sort of medical condition as long as you don't get paid? Can that be right? Surely the safety of yourself and other road users (not forgetting your passengers) should be paramount?

Aside from all that, I can't quite see the incentive to apply for a D1 licence as it sounds like a lot of hassle when you can just drive a minibus as a volunteer without meeting the medical conditions or requiring a licence?

[tezz7628]

goverment speak
its looking about as clear as the visa application question and court cases [msneek]

i think what i am trying to say is

before 1997 everything seems ok

this is the categories i found

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/drivers/vehic...c.htm#Note%205

see note 5

you have to have passed your pcv or be in the armed forces

now if you pass your test you are limited to 8 seats

without applying for a d1

even then you are limited to this country ?? ec/eea?? in fact its

just mentioned as <span style="color:red">this country</span id="red"> in the last words of my entry

basically can a person who has passed their test after 1997 drive a 12/15 seater in florida on their licence?? [msnscared] [msnscared]

even after passing the test you are limited to 50km on a regular service route?? see rule 5 below

[tezz7628]

this is note 5 by the way everybody

Age 17 if member of armed forces.

Age 18 i. while learning to drive or taking passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) test; or

ii. after passing a PC V test when:

driving on a regular service where the route does not exceed 50km, or
driving a PCV constructed to <span style="color:red">carry no more than 16 passengers</span id="red">, and
the vehicle is operated under a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operator's licence or permit.

iii. <span style="color:red">not engaged in the <span style="color:teal">carraige</span id="teal"> of passengers</span id="red">

<span style="color:red">contradiction if ever i saw one</span id="red">

<span style="color:teal">??spelling</span id="teal">

clear as mud i think

[tezz7628]

if you download inf 28 driving a minibus

second leaflet down as a pdf

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/forms/online_leaflets.htm

mentions new rules after january 1998

and on page 5 mentions driving with up to 16 seats [confused]