Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 29305

Minibuses

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the maximum authorised mass permitted for volunteer minibus drivers to over 3.5 tonnes.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Drivers wishing to operate a passenger carrying vehicle with 8-16 seats must have the D1 entitlement on their driving licence. For drivers using their car licence to drive a minibus where the licence was first obtained after 1 January 1997, this weight is...

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