Insurance for double decker bus converted into motorhome - any tips?

movilogo

Would you mind telling how much you bought the bus for?

I love buses

monkey_writer

I never said where I found the insurance! It was Sureterm Direct, for £286 fully comp.

The bus is for sale - we've had an amazing time in her, but it's time to move on to new adventures and let someone else have some fun. She's £15,000. You can see more details here:

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forgotmyname

So are you actually legal to drive it on a licence thats restricted to 3.5 tons?

Rover_Driver

forgotmyname wrote: »

So are you actually legal to drive it on a licence thats restricted to 3.5 tons?

According to:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/DriverLicensing/WhatCanYouDriveAndYourObligations/DG_10037875

A motorhome 3500kg to 7500kg needs a category C1 licence, over 7500kg neds a 'C' licence.

System

If you can drive an old bus on an ordinary car licence, as long as not for hire or reward, I am interested to know why you chose to register it as a motorhome?

forgotmyname

So insurance will be difficult as the OP wont have that category as they passed after 1997?

Wonder how much it will cost to recover a bus after getting pulled for no licence or insurance?

mikey72

forgotmyname wrote: »

So insurance will be difficult as the OP wont have that category as they passed after 1997?

Wonder how much it will cost to recover a bus after getting pulled for no licence or insurance?

It can be driven on a category B car licence.
The only licence restriction is the driver must be over 21, and can carry a maximum of 8 passengers.
Doesn't make any difference when they passed.
It's still a

"passenger carrying vehicle manufactured more than 30 years before the date when it is driven and not used for hire or reward or for the carriage of more than 8 passengers "

It may have been converted to a motorhome, but it's still a 30 year old bus.



So I don't think you'll be getting an answer there.

paddedjohn

mikey72 wrote: »

It can be driven on a category B car licence.
The only licence restriction is the driver must be over 21, and can carry a maximum of 8 passengers.
Doesn't make any difference when they passed.
It's still a

"passenger carrying vehicle manufactured more than 30 years before the date when it is driven and not used for hire or reward or for the carriage of more than 8 passengers "

It may have been converted to a motorhome, but it's still a 30 year old bus.



So I don't think you'll be getting an answer there.

the problem is that the vehicle is regisered as a motorhome not a bus, therefore you would need cat c to drive it.

mikey72

Body type relates to the mot cost.

Mine's registered as a motorhome, but it's still a plg.

Rover_Driver

mikey72 wrote: »

Mine's registered at a motorhome, but it's still a plg.

As it's a motorhome, if it is under 3500kg you can drive it on a cat 'B' licence, if it is 3500kg to 7500kg you need a cat 'C1' licence, over 7500kg you need a cat 'C' licence.