Who needs a PSV licence?

Who needs a PSV licence?

You will need a PSV operator’s licence if your vehicle is designed or adapted to carry nine or more passengers and payment is taken for carrying passengers (this is called ‘hire or reward’).

Can you drive a bus without a PSV?

So what was a PSV? It was – and still is – a vehicle with over 8 seats carrying passengers for hire or reward, or a vehicle with less than 9 seats carrying passengers at separate fares. So a large bus running empty is not a PSV (and therefore does not need an Operator’s Licence issued by the Traffic Commissioners).

Can I drive a PSV?

The PSV licence was the standard licence required of both drivers and operators of Category D vehicles such as buses, coaches, and minibuses. The driver simply drives the vehicles. That said, operators and owners can be one and the same.

What is a restricted PSV licence?

Restricted licence They allow you to use 1 or 2 vehicles, and neither can carry more than 8 passengers. You can carry up to 16 passengers in either vehicle if you do not use it as part of a passenger transport business, or you’re operating your vehicles as a sideline and not as your main job.

How do I get a PSV?

Information which might help[edit]

1. Log into eCitizen and look for the NTSA link.
2. Click Make Application.
3. Click on Driving Licenses and scroll down to Driving Class Endorsement or Driving Class Endorsement (Class A or J Only), if you want a Class A or J endorsement.
4. Click Apply Now.
5. Insert the details requested.

How do I get a PSV license?

Step 1: PSV Licence

1. Go to any driving institute and bring your NRIC, Driver’s Licence and JPJ L8A form.
2. There, you will register for a 6-hour training course.
3. You will have to pay upon registering.
4. Once done with the training course, you will then register for a 1-hour written exam.

How do I get PSV?

Requirements or obtaining a conductor PSV licence include the flowing; One must be of 18 years and above, have a copy of national identity card….Apply On-line :

1. link to Sacco/ Institution/ Employer.
2. Update licence photo.
3. Physical address.
4. P.O.Box address.
5. Attach good conduct.
6. Drivers licence number.
7. Licence collection point.

How do I get my PSV license?

Your first step to getting your PSV/PCV licence is to apply for your provisional licence by sending off application form D2 (see example) and the D4 medical form which you can get from your local Post Office, a Traffic Area Office, a Vehicle Registration Office (VRO), or online.

How do I get a PSV badge online?

Apply On-line :

1. Visit the National Transport and Safety Authority Website NTSA and under the Quick links section click on th PSV licence applications.
2. Create account with NTS by filling in your names and ID number.

How long does PSV badge take?

The cost of the licence is KES1050 and it takes 21 days to issue the document.

Is it an offence to drive a PSV without a licence?

It is an offence to operate a PSV without a valid licence. You could be liable for prosecution and your vehicle could be impounded. 2.

Do you need a PSV license and a PCV license?

If you want to be both the operator and the driver then you will have to gain both the operator license and also the driving license. If you are planning on driving professionally then there is no question about it, you will need a PCV driving license.

Do you need a PSV licence to drive a bus?

You will not need a psv license but you will need a HGV licence unless its 7.5 tones or under and you passed your driving test before 1997. The big one will be if you need an operators licence. You may not as you are not operating for profit, but the requirements for this are very expensive. You got a pre 1997 silence?

Do you need a d4 for a PSV license?

The D4 form is applicable for the following vehicle licenses and classes: passenger service vehicle (PSV) / passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) over 8 passenger seats (D1, D1+E, D or D+E). The D4 form must have been filled in within 4 months of your application to ensure that your health is still at the same level.

What kind of licence do you need to drive a PSV?

Driving without a valid operator’s licence. You need a valid operator’s licence if you drive the following for any type of business: a public service vehicle (PSV) a heavy goods vehicle (HGV)

What’s the difference between a PSV and a PCV license?

Well basically the PCV license is for those who want to DRIVE professionally and the PSV license is for the OPERATORS. The operator is the company or non profit organisation that lawfully owns the Category D vehicles they are the legal owners of the vehicles.

Is it illegal to borrow a PSV disc?

This includes: allowing other operators to use or borrow any of your licence discs. This is illegal and will result in examination by the Traffic Commissioner allowing operators without a licence to operate vehicles on your licence. This is also illegal

What does Traffic Commissioner need to know about PSV licence?

The Traffic Commissioner also needs to know about changes to your financial situation, any convictions of the licence holder or employees and anything affecting good repute. It’s also important to check that your drivers have the right licence to drive PSVs for hire or reward and to ensure vehicles do not carry more passengers than allowed.