Just passed my PCV test

[Hooli]

Foxtrot Oscar said:

Congratulations.

As someone who has worked in the Bus/Coach industry for nearly 20 Years all that I can say is PLEASE send it back and forget you ever had it.

Unless you are a mouth breather or completely thick it isn't for you.

Sorry.

+1 I managed three years between bus & coach driving, never again.

[FussyFez]

R0G said:

Do you already have LGV?

Nope this is my first vocational licence, held my car licence for 4 years now, passed at 17 and im 22 next month.

[R0G]

FussyFez said:

R0G said:

Do you already have LGV?

Nope this is my first vocational licence, held my car licence for 4 years now, passed at 17 and im 22 next month.

Did you also tick for C provisional when you sent in the D2 form?

[mph1977]

R0G said:

FussyFez said:

R0G said:

Do you already have LGV?

Nope this is my first vocational licence, held my car licence for 4 years now, passed at 17 and im 22 next month.

Did you also tick for C provisional when you sent in the D2 form?

and is your PCV manual or auto only ?

[scotty28]

Passed mine today as well

[rob.kellock]

My Dad bought this as I was being born! He ran it for over 10 years.

By the remarkable power of the Internet, we discovered that it had been preserved and went to view it at the Swansea Bus Museum last week.

My PCV licence funded me through university and the College of Law 20 years ago and frankly I had the time of my life.

Good luck OP and everyone else who had passed, all part of life's journey!

[FussyFez]

scotty28 said:

Passed mine today as well

Well done mate!

To the others, its an auto licence, which is annoying, but the firm im now tied into for 24 months only has manual vehicles.

No I didnt tick C aswell, bit silly in hindsight but, although it is somthing I would like to do at some point, I cant see myself doing it anytime in the forseeable.

ETA, Thankyou rob, for the glass half full outlook you have, a breath of fresh air if you ask me.

Edited by FussyFez on Thursday 10th May 22:06

[GC8]

To those who dont know, passing C manual transmission will upgrade an automatic D to manual also.

[R0G]

scotty28 said:

Passed mine today as well

[R0G]

FussyFez said:

To the others, its an auto licence, which is annoying, but the firm im now tied into for 24 months only has manual vehicles.

That could be a bit of a problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FussyFez said:

No I didnt tick C aswell, bit silly in hindsight but, although it is somthing I would like to do at some point, I cant see myself doing it anytime in the forseeable.

That will mean doing a another medical for LGV if you decide to do it in the future UNLESS you are canny and wait until doing your next D4 medical and apply at that time for C provisional - I suggest doing that anyway even if at the time you do not want LGV

To others reading - ALWAYS tick C & D on the D2 form

[FussyFez]

I meant they only have autos's, oops!

I had enquired about upgrading to a manual, and was told the best way is to do a manual class C, and that would upgrade me to a D manual aswell.

Edited by FussyFez on Friday 11th May 15:23

[GC8]

GC8 said:

To those who dont know, passing C manual transmission will upgrade an automatic D to manual also.

[FussyFez]

cal216610 said:

Congrats,
All you need do now is remember this classic and recite it back to all the passengers.

"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like his passengers."

Haha, had a driver tell me that today.

Thankyou!

[FussyFez]

Maybe, but in my case, it means I can now drive coaches.

[ShampooEfficient]

GC8 said:

GC8 said:

To those who dont know, passing C manual transmission will upgrade an automatic D to manual also.

Duly noted! I didn't know that!

[chriscpritchard]

Also, passing C+E will upgrade you to D+E (and B+E too!)

[R0G]

chriscpritchard said:

Also, passing C+E will upgrade you to D+E (and B+E too!)

Also that applies no matter which way around the LGV/PCV tests are done in

one example -
Pass LGV C manual - get C manual
Then pass D auto - get C & D manual
Then pass C+E manual - get C, D, D+E & C+E manual

Cs will upgrade Ds but Ds will not upgrade Cs

If only got B then any +E test passed will get B+E for as long as the B licence remains valid so basically for life