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MINIBUSES WITH 9 - 16 SEATS CATEGORIES

For Driving Tests Passed after 1 January 1997

Minibus with or without a trailer

Description

Category

Minimum

Age

PCV - Minibuses with between nine and sixteen passenger seats with a trailer up to 750kg

21*

PCV - Combinations of minibus where the towing vehicle is in subcategory D1 and its trailer has a MAM of over 750kg, provided that the MAM of the combination thus formed does not exceed 12000kg, and the MAM of the trailer does not exceed the unladen mass of the towing vehicle.

D1+E

21*

*Age 17 if member of armed forces

*Age 18 while learning to drive or taking a passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) test; or not engaged in the carriage of passengers; or after passing a PCV test when:

drivers on a regular service where the route does not exceed 50km
driving a PCV constructed to carry no more than 16 passengers
the vehicle is operated under a public service vehicle (PSV) operator's licence or permit

For information on licence entitlement for trailers read towing weight

NB - Read our page on the EU Directive 2003/59/EC and how it affects professional drivers of minibuses with D1 and D1+E licences.

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We show below images of vehicles drivers may drive with the correct category D1 and D1+E licence. Clicking on either the image or the name of the Van derived PCV or Minibus will link to different information on the vehicle manufacturer website. This will help VDOC Managers assess their suitability for use on their companies business.