Driving a minibus, B licence requirements

[AJordan]

Hello chaps,

Looking for some clarification on the above, if anyone has any experience, detail taken from the gov.uk link below,

https://www.gov.uk/driving-a-minibus

Looking at the following, I'm particularly interested in the part; "the maximum weight of the minibus is not more than 3.5 tonnes - or 4.25 tonnes including specialist equipment for disabled passengers, eg a wheelchair ramp"

Am I to take that to fulfill this criteria, a vehicle converted for disabled passengers must be under 3.5 tonnes prior to its conversion or adaptation? (ie it allows for up to 750kg of extra weight to be specifically added by any added equipment)

Cheers in advance,

[AJordan]

Cheers guys,

So am I right in thinking therefore that the below is fair game on an ordinary car licence? (Comes in at bang on 4,250kg it appears)

http://www.austentrading.co.uk/used-vans/used-vans...

[AJordan]

I'll be driving it for a charity (Scouts) on a voluntary basis, but not for hire or reward.

Good spot re; the emergency exits, that wasn't something I'd considered. This is the first vehicle of this type, ie without a folding lift from under the floor, which I've seen. It does have a hatch in the roof however

Website states gross weight kg 4,250 under dimensions, but it was pretty hard to find,

Apologies, can't quote on the mobile site