What does a D1 category licence allow you to drive?
- A Buses with a maximum of 16 passenger seats
- B Buses with a maximum of 24 passenger seats
- C Buses with a maximum of 32 passenger seats
- D Buses with a maximum of 48 passenger seats
Why this is the answer
The D1 category allows you to drive any bus with 9 to 16 passenger seats for hire or reward.
Why the other answers don't fit
- B
- Buses with a maximum of 24 passenger seats — Twenty-four seats is beyond the D1 limit.
- C
- Buses with a maximum of 32 passenger seats — Thirty-two is well beyond it.
- D
- Buses with a maximum of 48 passenger seats — Forty-eight would need a full category D.
Where this comes from
- Driving Buses and Coaches — section 1
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
Where this question comes from
The question, its options and the explanation are reproduced word for word from the DVSA revision question bank under licence. The licence requires them to appear unaltered, so we cannot reword them and neither can anyone else — that is why you will meet the same wording on other sites. Everything else on this page is written by Theory Hub: the explanation of why each wrong answer is wrong, the topic guide and the revision notes.
Asked in: Lorry & Bus (LGV/PCV)
More questions on Vehicle weights and dimensions
- A speed limiter is fitted to a bus. Where must the speed-limiter setting be displayed?
- As a guide, how many passengers equal 1 tonne?
- At this roundabout, you want to take the fourth exit. What limit is in force on this road?
- By approximately how much would 15 passengers increase the weight of your vehicle?
- By how much can your stopping distance increase in icy weather?
- How do speed limiters normally work?
- How far can a load overhang at the rear before you must use projection marker boards?
- How should you secure an ISO steel cargo container onto your vehicle or trailer?