On 7 Feb 2006 00:52:06 -0800, "Kev" wrote:

Had a run in with a nice employee of Arriva this morning who called me
a ****ing moron because I didn't know that PSV drivers aren't allowed
to reverse. Now I am not an expert on the law regarding PSV drivers so
can somebody confirm that it is a fact that they are not allowed to
reverse. Seems bonkers to me.

Of course it isn't a fact.

If that were true, then many motorway service areas and tourist
attractions would have coach areas that couldn't legally be used. Some
of which are roadside parking areas where the coach will have to
reverse from the public road to get into them.

As would some bus stations.


Whether thay can or can't reverse I take it that they can't call
members of the public ****ing morons or threaten to punch them in the
face.


There is no specific law preventing that for PSV drivers, although the
same public order laws apply to them as anybody else.

But I imagine their employers would take a rather dim view.
http://www.arriva.co.uk and click on "Contact Us" to send them a
message (there is no point writing to TFL as the other poster
suggested, unless the incident involved a PSV within the TFL area).
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