D1 Minibus lessons PCV training school Liverpool
Good Reliable Results - Currently over 76%
Paul Spencer our chief trainer has held a full Category D & D1 licence since 1986. Paul also has some of the highest proven pass rates in the uk. Paul has worked as a instructor covering various course including the following {Training PCV courses / Training Driving Instructors / Teaching Speed awareness courses for Lancashire County Council / B+E Towing courses / Passed the cardington Driving Special test / Fleet Driver Training}
Rest Assured your training will be up to the highest standards.
Our extra Safety checks
We gobeyond what is required from the test as we feel that all drivers have a duty of care towards their passengers and themselves. {Safety check list will be provided at no extra cost}
Do you require a full Category D1 or D1E minibus licence?
Not - required
If you are a volunteer driver {not receiving any payment including wages/fuel allowance/any payment in kind/not employed as a teacher or caretaker}
Yes - required
As a general rule if you passed your test before 1st January 1997 you need the 101 restriction removed so that you can earn money or drive a school minibus.
NOTE
Hire or reward encompasses any payment in cash or kind passengers which gives them a right to be carried including being paid in your job role and then asked to volunteer to drive a minibus.
If you passed your test after 1st January 1997 you do not have the Category D1 entitlement on your licence.
However, you may drive if:
a) you drive for a non-commercial body but not for hire or reward
b) you are over 21
c) have held a car licence for 2 years
d) are providing your serevice on a voluntary basis {you are not employed by the school/company}
e) the minibus is under 3.5 tonnes
School teachers
If you are a teacher where you are asked/volunteer to drive the school minibus, you will need a full 'D1' minibus licence. {If you passed your car driving test before 1997 you already have D1 on you driving licence however you will see a 101 restriction which needs to be removed in order to leagally drive a school minibus. How to remove the 101 restriction By passing the PCV minibus Category D1 Theory/Hazard perception & Driving test.
Are teachers classed as volunteers
If you drive during school hours it can be considered as for payment. This needs a full 'D1' licence.
If you drive out of school hours you are still classed as teaching or supervising and acting as a teacher, this could be classed as driving 'during school hours'.
Also please check with your insurance company regarding the use of non - full 'D1' licence holders to see if cover will still be in force.
Responsibility
It's the driver's & schools responsibility to ensure the safety of the children that are being transported. If an accident causing damage or injury or loss of life were to happen then the driver is at risk of prosecution.
How to gain your provisional PCV D1 licence
The steps below are for teachers and employee`s who are asked to volunteer to drive a minibus by their employer.
1. Fill out D2 & D4 forms {your doctor usually charges a fee for completing the medical D4 form}
Click the link below to request the D2 form
https://www.dvla.gov.uk/dvla/onlineservices/order_forms.aspx?ext=dg
{Email us if you don`t receive your D4 form from the DVLA, we will email you the D4 form}
2. {Module 1} Pass the theory test and Hazard perception test
3. {Module 3} Pass the D1 PCV driving test
The following Modules have to be completed for persons who wish to gain work from driving minibuses as a proffesion
4. {Module 4} Pass a case study theory test
5. {Module 5} Pass a vehicle safety demonstration test
PCV Training Course
We always do an assessment lesson for each driver to enable us to judge each drivers ability to take in new information. This ensures we set up each drivers individual learning plan is tailored to meet thier individual learning styles.
Assessment price:£75 for 2.5 hours {includes ILP}
Vehicle
We have two pricing structures available
1. Using the clients vehicle
2. Using our hired vehicle
Call for details 0151 281 6463
D1E Licence upgrade To upgrade to a D1E licence call to book an assessment. We can provide the trailer to add onto your minibus
