If you have a Minibus that you want to sell we will advertise it in our ‘buy a minibus’ section.

Simply e-mail details of your minibus along with your location and contact details (e-mail & telephone number) and a picture (if you have one).

We will put the advert at the top of the buy a minibus page – all for free!  

Some people are a little confused when it comes to knowing which driving entitlements are required to drive a Minibus by law, either for personal use, Private Hire or Community Minibuses, here you can find an explanation of the types of PCV Licences and suitable training available.

It also explains how to attain one through the DSA theory and practical driving tests.

 This should give you the relevant information to ensure that you are driving safely and legally.

The wheels are rolling at Eastleigh on four new 15-seater wheelchair friendly community buses.

It is all thanks to a £169,680 boost from Hampshire County Council.
The windfall has helped One Community, formerly known as Eastleigh Community Services, to buy the new minibuses.

They will replace a number of minibuses which provide transport for a wide range of local community organisations.

County Councillor Colin Davidovitz, officially launched the new minibuses at Fleming Park Golf Course, on behalf of executive member for environment Councillor Mel Kendal, along with representatives from Hampshire County Council and One Community.

Cllr Kendal said: “The county council recognises the important role community transport schemes can play in meeting the transport needs of people locally and this partnership initiative is a great example of the local authorities helping to fund a local transport scheme.”

Ken Dufton, chief executive of One Community, said: ” These new minibuses have regenerated our fleet, replacing the older vehicles. As awareness of the scheme grows, we want to keep pace with demand, delivering a high quality standard of service.”

These minibuses can be hired out to voluntary and community groups.

For more information contact One Community on 023 8090 2400.

Whether for school or club transport or for professional operation, the new Maxus minibus launched by light commercials specialist LDV Group is a product that clearly comes top of its class.

Its debut at the Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham’s NEC reveals a vehicle bristling with features aimed at providing optimum choice to operators.

The Maxus minibus is a product derived from LDV’s recently completed five-year, £500 million development programme. The outcome is a minibus that combines stylish design, comfort, reliability and safety with low cost of day-to-day operation and of lifetime ownership.

Driver and passenger safety have been given the highest priority. All of the seats are forward facing and each has a head restraint and an ‘all generation’ integral lap and diagonal seat belt that can be comfortably worn by young or old alike. ABS brakes are standard, as are driver and front passenger airbags, a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher. An additional interior roof light illuminates the rear emergency exit.

A highly efficient 2.5 litre CDi turbocharged and intercooled engine powers the Maxus minibus and is matched to a five speed gearbox. This compact 16-valve, direct injection unit uses electronically controlled common rail technology to deliver exactly the right amount of fuel and achieve optimum performance and fuel efficiency with service intervals every 20,000 miles.

With a New Warranty Too..

Alongside its new models, LDV has introduced a market-leading five-year, 100,000 mile non-transferable manufacturer’s warranty on its award-winning Maxus range of vans. For a limited period it will be offered on all Maxus sales.

The extended warranty is part of LDV’s Additions + after-sales support programme provided through the company’s 61 UK dealers and it’s direct sales team. Other enhancements to the programme cover flexible warranty, service, repair and maintenance packages along with faster roadside assistance through LDV VANaid.

Making the announcement at the Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham’s NEC, LDV Executive Director Sales & Marketing Tony Lewis described the extended warranty as: “evidence of the complete confidence that the company has in the robustness and reliability of our Maxus product range.”

As a Private Hire driver my minibus insurance is never cheap, but somehow over the last few years I have managed to get my premium down three times in a row!

I drive an LDV 17 seater minibus, value is around £10000 and I always have Comprehensive insurance cover. 

I think my insurance quotes have come down because a few new companies (both minibus insurance brokers and insurance companies) have come into the minibus and private hire insurance marketplace, this competition has meant a better deal for us minibus owners.

There are now 6 minibus and private hire insurance companies that I know of who will quote on and cover a private hire minibus or mpv, this is compared to the choice of 2 companies that I had 3 or 4 years ago.

There are also loads more brokers who have the facility to place business with these minibus insurance companies, as a result of the increased competition some are willing to cut commissions to get the business, it is always worth playing the insurance brokers off against each other. 

Another thing that has helped me save money is restricting who drives my minibus and increasing my insurance excess from £250 to £500.

I also try and avoid paying by Direct Debit as this can add around 10% to the total insurance premium paid, also watch out for extras such as breakdown cover that get added on without you being made aware.

Please add your minibus insurance experiences, tips and horror stories to the minibus blog and hopefully the blog will help save other minibus owners some money when they are getting insurance quotes for their minibus, mpv or private hire vehicle! 

A private hire taxi driver have been successfully prosecuted by St Albans District CouncilThe driver allegedly collected passengers without a prior booking. He was fined £150 at St Albans Magistrates Court on Friday and ordered to pay £267 in costs.

The magistrates told him that considerable credit had been given to him for his early guilty plea and co-operation, as they have powers to award fines up to £2,500 for this offence.

The prosecution comes after numerous complaints were made to the district council’s licensing team that private hire drivers were picking up passengers around the train station without a prior booking.

The council stressed that it will continue to monitor the situation and any private hire driver found to be plying for hire’ will be considered for prosecution.

As a result of a joint Police operation last week-end in which 46 taxis (cars and buses) and private vehicles were examined, seven taxis have had to be taken off the road for failing to meet the required PSV standards. The check of illegal taxi operators was carried out in partnership with the Driver Vehicle Testing Agency, one was found not to have a taxi driver’s licence.Fve people are now facing prosecution for a number of offences including no insurance.

Fourteen people including school children have been killed in a pile-up involving a minibus taxi and four other cars in East London, in South Africa’s Eastern Province. The accident happened last Thursday.

“At this stage we have nine school children and five adults certified dead on the scene,” police Captain Steven Maree said from the scene.

“Two other children and an adult were taken to hospital in a critical stage.”

Police earlier said that 17 people had died in the crash.

Maree said the children, who are attending local primary school were travelling back home from a school tour in the area when the accident happened at around 7:00 pm (1800 GMT).

Maree said the minibus taxi collided head-on with an on-coming truck between Butterworth and East London and three more cars got involved.

“We are not going to speculate how it happened. It is still not clear how it happened and who was at fault,” Maree added.

“We are not even sure if the five adults were the teachers or the driver of the other cars. We will know after the scene has been cleared and the victims identified.”

He said even the death toll could change as some of the victims had been torn apart and might have been counted twice, while others are suspected to be buried under the rubble.

The darkness of the night was also making it difficult for emergency people to work, said Maree.

I drive an LDV 400 which is great for saftety and reliability (maybe not speed lol)!!!

But I want to know what the rest of the multi-seat motoring world thinks is the best Minibus on the planet?