Early start tomorrow and off up the dale to Hawes where I'm to learn about driving a 16-seat Mercedes minibus as a volunteer. I took my PSV test in '76 (my licence expired in '79) and had a fine old time mainly in a Plaxton-bodied 56-seater with a Seddon-Atkinson turbo-diesel motor taking women to their early shifts in Leeds before my 'proper' job and running noisy darts teams around Yorkshire at night. ISTR the darts teams were very kind by way of having a collection for me.
Before anyone asks, I will not be taking anyone's paid job off them; rather I expect to lose a shift or two to the paid drivers if they need the hours. We'll see how it works out. If I get through the course OK. I'm guessing I'll handle the driving adequately but I'm not so sure about the tickets and money side, mental arithmetic never having been my strong suit.
Any minibus drivers among the forumeers ?
Anyone care to wish me luck ?
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