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Section 19 Permit
Operating a minibus under a Section 19
Certain organisations can apply for a minibus permit (Section 19) for vehicles that can carry between nine and sixteen passengers.
The Permit allows organisations, such as volunteer groups that are beneficial to the community, to make a charge without having to comply with the full PCV operator licensing requirements and without the need for their drivers to have PCV entitlement.
Volunteer minibus drivers who passed their car driving test after 1st January 1997 are restricted to drive minibuses which weigh no more that 3500kgs gross vehicle weight.(see www.minibuslite.co.uk. Schools and educational establishments who do not charge their pupils do not normally need a section 19 permit.
Many CTA's (community transport organisations) and charities now operate minibuses under a section 19 permit to provide transport for the organisations’ own members or for groups of people whom the organisation serves.
They are allowed to charge to recover some or all of the costs of running the vehicle on a non-proift basis and the service must not be provided to members of the general public. A driver of a Section 19 permit minibus can either be paid or an unpaid volunteer.
Identifying a minibus under Section 19
If the minibus is being operated under a PCV licence the tax disk will be either blue or green. A white disk indicates that the minibus is being operated under a section 19 permit
For full details on Section 19 follow this link:
The Section 19 Permit Regulations 2009
