Bus driving test drivers#
Bus driving test update#

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Bus driving test update#

We will update you when any testing and driving licence changes actually come into force.Īs in the case of the changes to cars/vans towing trailers, it is unclear what risk or safety assessments have been undertaken to examine the potential impact of these changes. If you drive a vehicle or vehicle/trailer combination without the correct driving licence then you could commit a driving licence offence, and also would be deemed not to be insured. Test questions come from the Minnesota Commercial Driver’s Manual. Each question has two, three or four possible answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. Further, the above has not yet been brought into force. This endorsement is required for driving a school bus. In all cases above the driver must obviously first apply for a provisional licence to cover the categories for which they are learning to drive.

If you only want to drive a minibus (D1) towing a trailer (D1 + E) then you can go straight to a test for a minibus pulling a trailer. Passenger Vehicles (Buses and Coaches)Ĭurrent position: again, you have to take a bus or coach test (category D licence) before a test allowing you to tow a trailer (D + E).įuture position: you will be able to go to category D + E in one stage. If a driver wants only to drive a lorry up to 7.5 tonnes towing a trailer (C1 + E) then, again, they won’t have to take the C1 test first – but can do this in one process. Driver Bus Contractor: SBDI: See PT901 for complete guidelines for this test.

Bus driving test drivers#

The effect of this is drivers passing that test will be able to drive lorry/trailer combinations up to the maximum permitted and all sizes of lorries/trailers below that. Test Location: Driver School District (Employer or Client). for articulated combinations (category C + E)įuture change: a driver will be able to take one test in a large articulated lorry (C + E) without having had to pass category C first if they wish to do one, rather than two tests. HGVs/LorriesĬurrent position: you need to pass a rigid lorry driving test (licence category C) and then take a further test to pull trailers e.g. Note: none of these are yet in operation and until they do all driving licence entitlements remain as now. We recently explained the changes in driving licencing for cars pulling trailers, caravans and horseboxes, now possibly to come into force from 15 November 2021*.Ĭhanges are also coming in for HGV and bus testing and licensing, too.