MiniBus Training Devon - D1 PCV Driver Training Exeter
Training
In Exeter
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Type
Training
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Location
Exeter
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Duration
3 Days
To drive a minibus that has nine or more passenger seats for hire or reward you will normally need passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) entitlement. To obtain this you must meet higher medical standards and take a further driving test. All forms for this can be obrained in a complementary pack upon contacting the office. Suitable for: You may be allowed to drive a minibus if it is not used for hire or reward. Hire or reward generally means any payment in cash or kind made by or on behalf of passengers that gives them right to be carried in a vehicle. Anyone Passing their Car driving test after Jan 1997, does not have "acquired rights" to this D1 category. You have completed both parts of your theory and the case studies Module 2 test (if required) to be suitable for this Training course.
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About this course
To enrol for this D1 Mini bus Training (PCV Driver Training) you must have first applied to the DVLA and obtained your D1 category entitlement on you driving licence. If you need advice please contact the office on 01392 42 32 22 and a complimentary pack containing all the required forms will be sent out to you. Once this requirement has been filled a date can be confirmed for your PCV Driver Training.
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John Ford
Senior Instructor
Over 19 years experience as an HGV instructor in all categories of vehicle. from motobikes, cars through to Articulated lorries and buses.
Course programme
This is a 3 day Driver Training Course provided on a 1:1 basis. Training is for 3 days and on the 3rd day you will go to test. Group Training is available upon request. The course will cover all aspects of Driver Training, preparing you for the PCV(PSV) DSA Driving Test. All details will be provided upon request to help you along the way, to gaining this vocational licence upgrade. Please feel free to contact the office and we will provide you with as much help as possible to getting you started. The price includes your Training on a 1:1 basis with and DTp Approved Driving Instructor registered with the DSA, and your test fee. Current legislation now allows you to learn to drive this category within guidelines as listed below. D1 Vehicles
Vehicles with a minimum of nine and a maximum of 16 passenger seats, with or without a trailer - weighing no more than 750 kg.
Learn to drive at 21
- Age 17 if you are a member of the armed services.
- You can drive these vehicles at age 18 if one of the following apply:
1) You are learning to drive or taking a PCV test or Driver CPC initial qualification
2) Having passed a PCV driving test and Driver CPC initial qualification, you can drive under any of the following conditions:
- driving on a regular service where the route doesn’t exceed 50 km
- not engaged in the carriage of passengers
- while undergoing a national vocational training course to obtain a CPC initial qualification
- driving a vehicle of a class included in sub-category D1
3) Having passed a PCV test before 10 September 2008 and driving under a bus operator's licence, or minibus permit, or community bus permit and any of the following conditions:
- driving on a regular service where the route doesn't exceed 50 km
- not engaged in the carriage of passengers
- driving a vehicle of a class included in sub-category D1
***Age 20 after passing a PCV driving test and Driver CPC initial qualification when driving on a regular service within GB. The 50 km restriction on the length of the route doesn’t apply.
Additional information
Regular driver Training coures are run weekly.
Career opportunities:
To gain employment in the leisure and sports industry, either teaching or as a carer.
Students per class: 2
Contact person: Rebecca Cowling
MiniBus Training Devon - D1 PCV Driver Training Exeter