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Originally Posted by Nidge
If you are carrying anything over 8 fare paying passengers you need a PSV licence, if you are carrying them free of charge you can drive the vehicle on a normal car licence.
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the point there is fare paying
this is the problem as they will point out when they are investigated that they only hired out a vehicle then those hiring it used a driver
let me explain 16 of you decide to go away to a match and hire your own mini bus one of you decides not to drink and drives does he need a PSV ?
answer is no
now we reduce that to 15 but no one wants to drive so some one asks another mate if he is willing to come as long as he doesnt drink to drive them
does he need a PSV ?
NO
however if you pay him Just for the trip there and back then he does
see where this gets complicated ?
there have been loads of these raids by VOSA and the police but very few result in any court action as under the rules as they are its fairly easy to avoid getting prosecuted
what is needed is clearer rules proper licensing of these vehicles not headline grabbing raids