Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
11Public vehicle licence codes and vehicles authorised to
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11 Public vehicle licence codes and vehicles authorised to be ridden or driven (1) The kinds of public vehicle authorised to be ridden or driven for hire or reward by the holder of a public vehicle licence are indicated by a code or codes shown on the licence as a condition. (2) The codes, and the kinds of public vehicles covered by each code, are set out in table 11. (3) For subsection (1), a person who holds a public vehicle licence with— (a) an O code is also authorised to drive, for hire or reward, a demand responsive service vehicle that is a bus; and (b) a T, H, or W code is also authorised to drive, for hire or reward, a demand responsive service vehicle that seats 9 adults or less demand responsive service vehicle—see the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, section 81. Table 11 Public vehicle licence codes item kind of public vehicle code 1 public bus O 2 taxi T 3 rideshare vehicle D 4 hire car (other than restricted hire car) that is not a motorbike H 5 restricted hire car that is not a motorbike W 6 hire car (including a restricted hire car) that is a motorbike M