Transport Manager CPC Passenger Transport: The PSV Route
For bus and coach operators: registered services, passenger safety duties, accessibility law and PSV maintenance, taught in Glasgow with the examination included at £1,100.
The passenger route qualifies the named transport manager on a PSV operator licence. It covers local bus service registration, passenger accessibility duties, PSV drivers hours and the maintenance regime for buses and coaches. The Glasgow classroom course is £1,100 including the test.
How the passenger syllabus differs from haulage
The legal framework is the same at the top, but almost every applied example changes. Instead of load security you study passenger safety and carrying capacity. Instead of goods vehicle plating you study PSV accessibility requirements, and instead of subcontracting goods you study registered local service obligations and the punctuality standards attached to them.
| Topic | Passenger focus |
|---|---|
| Operations | Registered local services, school contracts, private hire and excursions |
| Vehicles | PSV accessibility standards, seating and standing capacity, wheelchair provision |
| Drivers | PSV drivers hours, domestic rules for shorter services, driver conduct |
| Compliance | Service punctuality, route registration changes, Traffic Commissioner undertakings |
Who takes this route in the west of Scotland
Coach operators formalising a family business, school and contract operators expanding beyond a restricted arrangement, and drivers moving into an operations role. It also suits people already holding Category D who want the office qualification to go with the licence.
- 1Confirm whether the operator licence needed is standard national or international
- 2Book the passenger classroom course and sit both examination papers
- 3Add the CPC holder to the operator licence application or variation
- 4Put maintenance, drivers hours and service monitoring systems in writing before the licence is granted
Questions we get asked about this
No. The qualification is about managing the operation, not driving the vehicles, and there is no driving licence prerequisite.
PSV rules are covered in full. Whether a minibus operation needs a PSV operator licence depends on size, payment and permit arrangements, and that is covered on the course.
Yes, £1,100 including classroom training and the test.
Where to go next
- Transport Manager CPC overview operator licence duties and both routes compared.
- Road haulage route the goods vehicle equivalent.
- Category D bus training the driving licence for buses and coaches.
At a glance
- Course price
- £1,100 including classroom training and test
- Format
- Classroom training at 130 Blochairn Road, Glasgow
- Awarding body
- OCR Level 3 Certificate of Professional Competence
- Exam papers
- Multiple choice paper and case study paper
- Booking lines
- Monday to Friday, 8am till 8pm
Running buses or coaches?
Tell us about the operation and the licence you hold and we will confirm whether the passenger route is the correct qualification.
Lines open Monday to Friday, 8am till 8pm.
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