I hold both HGV and PSV licences. When I renewed
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my HGV licence I received one of the new type licences. In the minibus section it was marked 'category 1 restriction'.
This seems to mean that [cannot drive minibuses for payment even though I hold a full PSV licence. I returned it but it was sent back saying it was correct.
Can I drive vehicles with fewer than 16 seats for payment?
If you still hold a separate PSV licence, you can continue driving passengercarrying vehicles and public service vehicles of the classes it authorises until it expires.
This is provided for in Section 1(2) of the Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989. If your PCV entitlement is on the newstyle driving licence it will have typed on it, opposite the large letter D, the letters DD and a validity period.
That means you are authorised to drive PCVs and PSVs during the period quoted. The words 'category restriction 1 applies' opposite the D1 entry is automatically entered on all new-style driving licences which cover category B Under present regulations, a person authorised to drive category B vehicles can also drive passenger vehicles up to 16 seats as long as they are not used for hire or reward.