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I passed my bus licence, yay. I'm not a bus driver but I need it for my job fixing trucks and buses so at least I didn't have to pay for it. I did not enjoy squeezing a 52 seat coach around a town centre for an hour. Hopefully i should get my truck licence in the next few months, only another theory test and 2 more driving tests!
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Mooseykins posted:How come you need a bus licence? I thought that was only if you were actually carrying (over 8) passengers, otherwise you could drive it on a Class 2 (Cat C) licence? Thanks man. Well there was a bit of a panic as its a bit of a grey area with regards to how far you can drive them from your base and for what purposes, so to stay squeaky clean they've put some of us through it, then discovered we were right and you can drive it on a cat c but it was too late they had paid for it. Cost 1.3k for that licence apparently. Still, I can't drive any bus commercially with passengers in it because I haven't done the CPC  EDIT: I can also now drive a 25,000kg interdeck 75 seat coach, but i can't drive our 4500kg transit warcake fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Sep 20, 2015 |
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Mooseykins posted:Yeah, it's Cat C because it's over 3.5t, but you don't need D because you won't be carrying passengers. How does it work with the crossover for Cat C/D on the whole weight rating thing? Does D have the same entitlement as C for weight, but with the addition of carrying 8+ passengers, or do you need to do Cat C (Class 2) as well because it's over 3.5t? D is its own seperate thing, as a PCV (passenger carrying vehicle) licence allows me to drive any passenger carrying vehicle with more than 8 seats, it doesn't entitle me to drive any goods carrying vehicle at all. I will be doing Cat C+E as we take vehicles for test with our test trailer. Motronic posted:Where are you that CDLs cost this much? Both parts of the theory test cost less than £100 and the practical test was like £120 maybe? Its because of the use of a training schools bus and time it costs so much I guess. That loving old bus would drink ~180 litres on a days driving. Mooseykins posted:The whole licencing system is hosed. Although it's hilarious that my mum can drive a 12.5t wagon and drag with her licence, having had no training what so ever to do so. In a stroke of common sense now however, you can take all of your truck and bus tests in autos and get a full manual license as long as you did your car test in a manual. warcake fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Sep 20, 2015 |
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Mooseykins posted:Oh right, i thought it was all based on weight rating. I sort of fell into it because I didn't know what to do with my life. Pays good though HGV mechanics are in short supply and the jobs pay anywhere from £14-18 ph with all the paid overtime you want. Plus shift allowances and callout fees if you do breakdowns etc. The best paid truck drivers from the ones i've talked to seem to be the ones that move machinery/plant for the railways. Like north of £50k good. InitialDave posted:Bear in mind that to get a full bike licence in the UK is a bare minimum $350, and that's assuming you have a bike, kit and insurance already, and don't need any training beyond the mandated Compusory Basic Training (CBT is at least $150 of that cost). I'm just old enough that my car licence includes a 50cc entitlement automatically, you don't even get that now. Don't forget they made that complicated too and you can't drive any bike you want unless you do the test at age 24. warcake fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Sep 20, 2015 |
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RIP £290 to tax my car for the year edit: More sad about the £500 it cost to replace the DPF fluid tank on our volvo warcake fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Sep 30, 2015 |
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