Guidance

National standard for driving buses and coaches

What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible bus or coach driver.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 23 August 2013
• Last updated: 24 November 2014 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

National standard for driving buses and coaches (category D)

Ref: DVSA/NS/D

PDF, 595 KB, 40 pages

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Details

The standard is for bus and coach drivers and tells you what you must be able to do to be a safe and responsible driver.

Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you have:

• questions about the standard
• ideas about how it could be improved
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DVSA national driver and rider standards

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Published 23 August 2013
Last updated 24 November 2014 + show all updates

1. 24 November 2014

   Added information about the increased considerations that need to be taken when driving in bad weather, using sat nav systems, and updated references of ‘Driving Standards Agency’ to ‘Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’.

2. 23 August 2013

   First published.