School Minibuses and Minibuses in Education

Providing Minibuses into Schools & Education is a speciality of Minibus World.

We are equally trusted to provide Minibuses to large educational fleets, as to singular minibuses in to individual education facilities across the UK.

With our range of Minibuses available for schools to lease or purchase, you’re likely never too far away from one of our vehicles.

Whether a Primary, Secondary, Academy Trust, Centre of Further Education or Higher Education; Minibus World are able to provide Minibuses tailored to the individual needs of your school or educational facility.

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Popular among Schools are Minibus Worlds CanDrive range of Lightweight Minibuses. These are Minibuses with ramps for Wheelchair Accessibility, that are designed to fall below the gross vehicle rate (GVW) which requires a D1 driving licence. This means that the School Minibus can be driven on a car licence as long as certain conditions are met.

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Can I legally Drive a Minibus?

Can I drive a Minibus on a car licence…

You need to know if your are “legally” allowed to drive a minibus? Many of our customers operating Minibuses are school staff or volunteers. The good news is you can drive a minibus on car licence, but you’ll need to ensure the following simple guidelines to driving a minibus on a car licence are followed:

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What is a minibus?

First, let’s look at “What is a Minibus?”

The Driver Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA) classifies a vehicle with between 9 and 16 passenger seats as a category D1 vehicle, more commonly known as a Mini Bus.

A driver who holds a vocational D1 or (D) Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) licence can drive minibuses for hire or reward*.

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