Nice one marsha!
have to wait til the end of the month to pay now i got a nail in my tyre 
We are, it's only up the road for us too.
Well there's only 3 US places left now, so don't be too tardy in booking in!
Bear in mind that to drive a minibus you'll need to have taken a special test, or taken your standard driving test before 1 Jan 1997. (D1 Category on your licence).
You can drive one as long as it is 16 seats or less, under X tonnes in weight and not for commercial purposses.
We are looking into finding one now. 
Bear in mind that to drive a minibus you'll need to have taken a special test, or taken your standard driving test before 1 Jan 1997. (D1 Category on your licence).
You can drive one as long as it is 16 seats or less, under X tonnes in weight and not for commercial purposses.
We are looking into finding one now.
i pass mine in 1990
Bear in mind that to drive a minibus you'll need to have taken a special test, or taken your standard driving test before 1 Jan 1997. (D1 Category on your licence).
You can drive one as long as it is 16 seats or less, under X tonnes in weight and not for commercial purposses.
We are looking into finding one now.
Yes, but ONLY if you took your test pre-97.
Bear in mind that to drive a minibus you'll need to have taken a special test, or taken your standard driving test before 1 Jan 1997. (D1 Category on your licence).
You can drive one as long as it is 16 seats or less, under X tonnes in weight and not for commercial purposes.
We are looking into finding one now.Yes, but ONLY if you took your test pre-97.
Not according to the DVLA thing. According to that you can just drive any minibus if your test was passed pre-97, but you can drive one with a post 97 license if meeting these exceptions
Exempted passenger carrying vehicles
Holders of a full category B (car) driving licence may drive any of the vehicles listed below:
* a passenger carrying vehicle manufactured more than 30 years before the date when it is driven and not used for hire or reward or for the carriage of more than 8 passengers
* a minibus with up to 16 passenger seats provided the following conditions are met:i. the vehicle is used for social purposes by a non-commercial body but not for hire or reward
ii. the driver is aged 21 iii. the driver has held a car (category B) licence for at least 2 years
iv. the driver is providing the service on a voluntary basis
v. the minibus maximum weight is not more than 3.5 tonnes or 4.25 tonnes including any specialist equipment for the carriage of disabled passengers
vi. if the driver is aged 70 or over, is able to meet the health standards for driving a D1 vehicleWhen driving a minibus under these conditions you may not receive any payment or consideration for doing so other than out of pocket expenses or tow any size trailer; you may only drive minibuses in this country. Drivers aged 70 or over will need to make a special application, which involves meeting higher medical standards.
Now if I am reading this wrong I would very much like to know so as to enable a more effective bit of planning before October 15th. So if someone knows something more please do tell.
Wouldn't the minibus hire company give you the full SP? Ask 'em, they won't let you take it away unless you are legal, so you will know you'll b OK.
For instance...
From here: http://www.nationalminibushire.co.uk/
If you require a Minibus Without driver use the apropriate quote form on the left hand side note that you have to be over 24 and have been driving for over 6 years to be accepted
We are tracking one down at the moment, the final step towards almost full preperation. Though even that ones conditions would be fine. 
