What is the difference bus and coach driver?

[mrflibble]

Fastrantiger:

allikat:
90% or more bus companies that will teach you driving will only get you the auto ticket.

I learnt on a double decker with a crash box (before I got a proper licence, HGV1 ), surely you would be a bit limited job wise with an ‘automatic only’ licence? but I suppose thats the whole point?

Yes, that’s the point. Most major bus fleets are completely auto nowadays, so there’d be no incentive for the company to train you on a manual just for the sake of it (higher chance of failing, possibility of having the driver poached by another company).

In answer to the OP, I’ve heard that there’s a convention that auto-only licenses are referred to as “bus” licenses, whereas manual licenses are referred to as “coach” licenses.

[stevel]

Come on all of you, stop bickering!

We all know that coach drivers have bigger comb-overs

[fastrantiger]

stevel:
Come on all of you, stop bickering!

We all know that coach drivers have bigger comb-overs

and I thought it was the Raybans

Tiger.

[mr_b]

isn’t it the same as asking the differance between an artic and rigid driver. We both drive trucks but that’s where the similarity ends!

[daveb0789]

But they have different licenses and thus a artic driver can drive a rigid but not the other way around. Rigid drivers also get paid less than artic drivers don’t they?

[alamcculloch]

I was out in a coach all day ,was given tea and shortbread in the morning then given lunch at the next stop after finishing given £20. sod it back on the bus tomorrow.guess thats the difference.

[steve-o]

daveb0789:
But they have different licenses and thus a artic driver can drive a rigid but not the other way around. Rigid drivers also get paid less than artic drivers don’t they?

yes artic drivers are better than the rest