Oral Question·Department for Transport
“If she will make it her policy to allow holders of category B driving licenses to drive community buses.”
Tabled: 20 March 2025Answered: 27 March 2025
Asked by
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)
I am sympathetic to the hon. Member’s concerns, but to date there is not enough evidence to prove that the repeal of the legislation would not have an adverse impact on road safety. Since 1997, holders of car driving licences have not received an automatic entitlement to drive minibuses; this is primarily to improve road safety.