minibus operator licence
Discussion
looking at adding a 17 seater minibus to our taxi fleet, as such just looking for confirmation on a few points from someone familiar with commercial licencing
I presume we are fine to use a 17 seater for private bookings on a restricted O licence as it wont be the majority of our business?
ie 15 taxis and 1 minibus?
licences required
Restricted O licence (max 2 vehicles)
Driver D1 with Driver CPC
storage - off road storage suitable for the vehicle with land owners permission or our own yard.
Class 5a MOT presume annually? along with frequent safety checks - i presume our current garage who looks after our 8 passengers vivaros and transits can be our appointed person as long as records are kept - we would be proposing 4 weekly checks to the TC (any thoughts on the frequency i undestand DVSA recommend every 10 weeks as a maximum) but given our budget we would be looking at older transits or mercs rather than a brand spanking new mini coach
funding available - £3100 for the first vehicle and £1700 if we add a second, does this have to be ringfenced and kept seperate at all times or is it a snap shot at the time of application for the O licence?
anyone care to add anything to the above that i may have missed off?
just an idle thought at the moment but the number of bookings we are getting that tie up 2x 8/9 seaters it seems a no brainer to add a 16 passenger minibus to our fleet.
I presume we are fine to use a 17 seater for private bookings on a restricted O licence as it wont be the majority of our business?
ie 15 taxis and 1 minibus?
licences required
Restricted O licence (max 2 vehicles)
Driver D1 with Driver CPC
storage - off road storage suitable for the vehicle with land owners permission or our own yard.
Class 5a MOT presume annually? along with frequent safety checks - i presume our current garage who looks after our 8 passengers vivaros and transits can be our appointed person as long as records are kept - we would be proposing 4 weekly checks to the TC (any thoughts on the frequency i undestand DVSA recommend every 10 weeks as a maximum) but given our budget we would be looking at older transits or mercs rather than a brand spanking new mini coach
funding available - £3100 for the first vehicle and £1700 if we add a second, does this have to be ringfenced and kept seperate at all times or is it a snap shot at the time of application for the O licence?
anyone care to add anything to the above that i may have missed off?
just an idle thought at the moment but the number of bookings we are getting that tie up 2x 8/9 seaters it seems a no brainer to add a 16 passenger minibus to our fleet.
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