Transport service licence

Note 1

If correctly licensed, a PSV can be identified by the ‘L’ on the vehicle licence label.

Note 2

PSV (passenger service vehicle), for the purpose of this section, means:

• a vehicle used to carry passengers for hire or reward
  Does not include the following:
  • a rental vehicle that is not a passenger service vehicle, or
  • a vehicle used as a place of abode that is not used in a rental service (eg a motorhome and dual-purpose motorhome carrying horses where at least 50% of the floor space is constructed for human accommodation), or
  • a hearse
  • a mobile bloodbank vehicle.

Note 3

Every heavy PSV must display a TSL label that identifies the TSL number the vehicle is presently operated under (see Figure 16-1-1). For CoF purposes, the vehicle inspector must record the number on the TSL label. Where there is no TSL label, the KSDP is expected to make a reasonable effort to request the TSL number from the driver. The TSL number must be entered into the system when the inspection is recorded, but where a TSL number cannot be obtained, fault code VLP must be entered.