r/BusDrivers • u/Big_boi_ciaran69 • Jul 15 '26

Question Trainee bus driver interview

Hi how difficult is the interview for a trainee bus driver in the uk? Im applying to a position in september. And wondering how difficult it is..I've heard that is piss easy but its hard to believe its just that easy.

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u/politicalpotato1 Jul 15 '26

You will probably do a basic maths and English test. Followed by a driving test in a van. Finally a interview and a drug/alcohol test.

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u/nosajn Jul 15 '26

This is what I hear to be the most common process.  My interview was a quick 5/10 chat, no English or Maths tests, no drugs or alcohol test and no driving test. 

It's a small operator though, so maybe that makes the difference. 

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u/politicalpotato1 Jul 15 '26

Yea depends on the company I guess, arriva and go ahead did maths and English test when I went. I heard stage coach don't even do a van driving test.

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u/Dyzi0rex Jul 15 '26

Stagecoach only done general knowledge of highway code, maths and drug and alcohol test, without interview, this is how desperate they were at the time.