D1 license questions

carol clery

hi all,

thinking of going for this but just looking for advice from anyone who has done it recently.

is there a min number of lessons you have to do? I have driven large vans many many times over the years and would have no bother driving a minibus or passing a test.

I have a full B many years, presumably i still have to do the theory for the D1:rolleyes:

when applying for the D1 do i have to surrender my current license?


any other advise is appreciated


(fao the 'google it' brigade - im looking for 1st hand info)

j_mo

hiya carol,

there is no minimum amount of lessons that you need to take in order to sit the test, unlike going for the car license. yes, you will need to do a theory test first and get your provisional d1 license before you can get lessons from a driving school. i'm not 100% sure exactly what you mean about surrendering your license first ? when i passed my theory test for the d license, i had two licenses temporarily. i had the provisional d license and my full b license and then when i passed the test, i sent in both licenses and got my updated full one back. the only other bit of advice i would give is that i think you would be aswell to go and do the full d license instead of the d1. hope that helps.

Motor-Ed

carol clery wrote: »

hi all,

thinking of going for this but just looking for advice from anyone who has done it recently.

is there a min number of lessons you have to do? I have driven large vans many many times over the years and would have no bother driving a minibus or passing a test.

I have a full B many years, presumably i still have to do the theory for the D1:rolleyes:

when applying for the D1 do i have to surrender my current license?


any other advise is appreciated


(fao the 'google it' brigade - im looking for 1st hand info)

If you want to drive professionally you will have to complete Initial Driver CPC
2more theory tests and a practical.
This can be done along with your driving practice or after you pass your test.
As mentioned I too would recommend full D but this depends exactly what you want from it.

Del2005

Unless you've a minibus available for your test I'd advise doing the D also. Not many schools do D1 lessons

carol clery

Thanks all

I have a mini bus available for the test alright but i would consider the full D too but id imagine those lessons would be expensive

I will hopefully be sittng the PSV test too. Does this mean i still have to do the cpc test?

Thanks

j_mo

yes, you will still need to do the cpc test's for the bus regardless of what you want to do with a psv licence. lesson's can be expensive for the full d but if you weigh up everything, it still probably would work out more beneficial in the long run.