I Was Asked Today If I Would Drive The Works Minibus.

[RATTER15]

I said "yes" she then asked if I have had the D1 classification. I said yes. she said I will still need to do the "Midas Course".


I have driven minibuses before in exactly the same situation without additional training, maybe it an insurance thing peculiar to this company?

[Hypognosis]

I read the DVSA document (an agency I'd not heard of until today) but none of the worked examples feature charity work or care homes.

The nearest approximation I could find was the farm labourer who mainly picks crops but also ferries the other labourers from field to field, on behalf of the farmer. CPC required.

I'm not a lawyer but, if I was, I would be an awkward s0d and suggest that ferrying the elderly around is a specialist skill and CPC should be required.

Some clarification of the hite and reward side would help too. The minibus service is part of the care home package and has clearly been paid for: it's just that they haven't paid to get on that specific A-B ride, like a bus passenger does, or upon alighting, as a taxi passenger does.

[Hypognosis]

* I've read the DVSA -exclusions- document

[RATTER15]

Tis all a little confusing lol

[sddsddean]

Got it one Ratter! We have had all these arguments at my LGV Driver CPC courses, where we touch on the PCV element too and my instructors have said if you get any 'pay' (even if driving is secondary to your main job) it counts as hire and reward, BUT none of this has been tested yet in court. That's why I said it might be worth a phone call to the DVSA (formed from DSA and VOSA who merged a couple of months ago) just to check. I hope I'm wrong and you are all OK, but plod will jump on any infringement.