8 seater people carrier...

[spaced]

I cant believe that there is no such thing as an 8 seater (9 inc driver) people carrier. Toyota's previa used to be an 8 seater, now its a 7.

Are there no 8 seater people carriers??

[bazmoore]

hi
correct me if i am wrong but isuspect that any more than eight seats re classifies the vehicle as a bus and therefore requires a driving licence entitlement to drive group D1.

vocational training is required for this and passing of a further driving test at a dot test centre

baz

[spaced]

MORE than 8 passenger seats, yes. im talikng about 8 not 9, 10 or 11

[Pippa68]

Are you counting the drivers seat as well..as in 9 seater? the drivers seat is usually included ;o)

[dannydingbat]

There is no reasons why you can't have one, it's just that manufacturers identify their market and how much it costs to produce a car they feel they can sell. Theres no point spending millions making a car which people will not buy. There are different types of vehicle for which there are requirements as to weight, construction, use standards, testing etc. They are the same for all vehicles up to 8 passenger seats. This is called M! category. It then goes into M2 which is any passenger carrying vehicle that can seat more than more than 8 passengers, excluding the driver, up to a laden mass of 5 tonnes. Category M3 is any passenger carrying vehicle that can seat more than 8 passengers, exluding the driver, having a laden mass of more than 5 tonnes. Taking all this into account, the best thing to make is a 7 passenger seater

[kepla]

If you need more than seven seats then there is always the ten-seat long-wheelbase Landrover.

[bazmoore]

why dont you buy a coach?

[bazmoore]

excuse me?
youre talking about more than eight?
but not 9 10 or 11?
well im sorry but when i was at school these numbers were more than eight.