cav551:
Private HGV bus is an uncommon classification. Have you removed seats so that there are now fewer than 13?
The VED on a private HGV is £50 cheaper than taxing it as PLG which a non-psv bus or coach is.
waddy640:
cav551:
Private HGV bus is an uncommon classification. Have you removed seats so that there are now fewer than 13?The VED on a private HGV is £50 cheaper than taxing it as PLG which a non-psv bus or coach is.
private bus or hgv is £165 ive got £220 on the old disco
I work for one of the biggest bus firms in the country that operate both stage carriage and coaches 
YES you can drive a PVC on a HGV license providing you are not taking passengers (our fitters have hgv for tow truck)
The shunters at our depot don’t even have car licences they get a “shed” permit after about 3/4 hours with an instructor but they never leave the doors
If you hold a full category C (LGV) driving licence you
can also drive large buses as long as you have held
the licence for at least two years and the vehicle is:
- damaged or faulty and being driven to a place to be
repaired, or is being road-tested after repair, and - is not used for carrying any person who is not connected
with repairing or road-testing it.
That makes it very clear - the PCV being driven by a driver with only LGV C (held for at least 2 years) must fit into BOTH of those reasons and not just one of them - the word AND is significant
marlow:
waddy640:
cav551:
Private HGV bus is an uncommon classification. Have you removed seats so that there are now fewer than 13?The VED on a private HGV is £50 cheaper than taxing it as PLG which a non-psv bus or coach is.
private bus or hgv is £165 ive got £220 on the old disco
According to DVLA it is £220 because it is classed as a PLG and has been for years.
AsphaltAnimal:
I work for one of the biggest bus firms in the country that operate both stage carriage and coachesYES you can drive a PVC on a HGV license providing you are not taking passengers (our fitters have hgv for tow truck)
The shunters at our depot don’t even have car licences they get a “shed” permit after about 3/4 hours with an instructor but they never leave the doors
Unless it is defective or is being tested after being repaired then the driver has to have a class d licence. This does not apply to buses and coaches over 30 years old that are not being used to carry farepaying passengers or carrying no more than 8 passemgers.
I think also the regs are either changing or about to be changed that state that a minibus should be under 7m long, of whatever most minibuses are these days. This is to stop those that have taken a full sized coach and whipped out all but 16 seats to call it a minibus.
For a company to employ a driver for the job of ‘bus shunting’ and NOT check the license is correct for that driver is a tad silly don’t you think?
What would be their excuse if they employed an artic driver but didn’t check they had a C+E? Same thing right?
Alas ignorance of the law isn’t a viable excuse these days is it…
To clarify, I feel the OP should have a full D license (PCV/PSV) and not rely on just having a C. If the seats were removed or it was reclassified as a HGV then it would be different, right?
Hexhome:
Snap-on Harry:
i drive them under the impression i have no paying passengers. im sure its just a rigid with fixed seats as cargo and good visabilty
Unfortunately not according to the DVLA!
I’m a fitter and regularly deliver / road test / take for test bendy buses. I have never been stopped and the mot inspectors at vosa say its okay. I’ve never looked into though to be truthful I’m going by what they say at the test station.
VOSA know little about licence issues - ask the DVLA