Guidance

Guidance for vocational drivers (lorry, bus and coach)

Guidance for drivers of lorries, buses and coaches - large goods vehicles (LGVs) and passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs).

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Published: 16 January 2017
• Last updated: 25 February 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Guidance for drivers: Large Goods Vehicles (vehicles over 3,500kg)

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Guidance for drivers: Large Goods Vehicles (vehicles over 3,500kg)

Ref: D892

PDF, 523 KB, 10 pages

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Guidance for drivers: Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV)

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Guidance for drivers: Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV)

Ref: D892/1

PDF, 559 KB, 10 pages

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Details

This guidance will help vocational drivers, such as lorry, bus and coach drivers, understand and comply with a few important rules and regulations around driver conduct and licensing in their respective industries. It provides links to sources of more detailed information.

It was created in partnership with Logistics UK, Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Department for Transport, Road Haulage Association, and Confederation of Passenger Transport.

The PDF versions are designed to be printed and folded to pocket size.

Published 16 January 2017
Last updated 25 February 2020 + show all updates

1. 25 February 2020

   HTML updated to mirror PDF changes

2. 6 February 2020

   PDF updates for D892 and D892/1

3. 22 July 2019

   Translation added.

4. 16 January 2017

   First published.