Minibuses
Commons · Question 29305 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
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
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 13 Feb 2025
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...