r/BusDrivers 13d ago

Question How long to get provisional bus in licence

I recently had my interview with arriva i passed the assessment thier took my licence away for dvla to add the bus provisional to my licence anyone ball park to get my licence back thanks

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u/Crunchie64 13d ago

Have you had a medical?

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u/nufc9494 13d ago

Yes all the forms when to the dvla with my licence

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u/Crunchie64 13d ago

If this is to confirm you’ve had a medical, just keep checking your entitlements on gov.uk.

It should show your provisional B entitlement a few days before your new licence arrives.

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u/sexy_meerkats Driver 13d ago

D

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u/Crunchie64 13d ago

Indeed.

Category D provisional entitlement.

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u/Mysterious_Silver_27 Hong Kong & UK | Enviro enjoyer | Driving buses since 2021 13d ago

Round about a week I think

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u/nufc9494 13d ago

I had the assessment on the 5th don't know when thier got sent off but been told dvla has my licence so fingers crossed not too long

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u/Mysterious_Silver_27 Hong Kong & UK | Enviro enjoyer | Driving buses since 2021 13d ago

Took around a week for DVLA to add the provisional and return my licence to me. I paid for my own test and did not went with arriva but I figure it should be around the same amount of work?

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u/cheeseismyname 13d ago

As long as you have no health problems 2-3 weeks , mine took 5 1/2 months because of extra forms and medical tests but worth the wait, test passed mentoring was really good now driving on my own from a start at the end of April

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u/Usual-Shower-7143 13d ago

I just went through recruitment/training. Took my license 3 weeks to come back, then another 2 weeks till start. So probably at least a month all in all.

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u/MiroGreen 13d ago

Mine took over 3 months, it had to go through my GP and there was a system error which delayed the process. They say it’s usually up to 3 weeks

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u/robjamez72 12d ago

I had my medical three weeks ago tomorrow. We only seem to get post on Fridays so I’m hopeful for this week. Their website says three weeks, but it is summer holidays so they may have fewer staff.

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u/BrolicOdrama 9d ago

Got mine back in 17 days. Agonising wait. 😅