UK PCV Case Studies case studies
UK PCV Case Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The UK PCV Case Studies test - Driver CPC Part 2 - is the scenario-based assessment that sits alongside the theory test for drivers working towards, or maintaining, their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence to drive buses and coaches professionally. Instead of firing isolated recall questions at you, it drops you into a realistic working situation - a school contract, a depot walk-round, a delayed service, a passenger boarding with a mobility aid - and asks which response is the safest and most defensible. The UK PCV Case Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 2,027 words.
1Late return from a seaside coach trip
You are the driver of a 53-seat coach on a school-organised seaside trip. Duty began at 06:15.
466 words, about 2 min2Air-pressure warning on a school run
You are about to take out a 12-metre coach for a 07:30 school run. On start-up the low air-pressure warning buzzer sounds and the gauge shows 5.8 bar.
362 words, about 2 min3Loading a coach for a five-day tour
You are loading a 49-seat coach for a 5-day tour. 47 passengers, 52 suitcases, 9 bikes on a rear-mounted rack, and a roof box with 60 kg.
412 words, about 2 min4Missing tachograph card and records
You are due to take a 34-seat coach out at 08:30. You realise your digital tachograph driver card is at home, 25 miles away.
396 words, about 2 min5Restricted route to a hotel drop-off
You are driving a 12.2 m coach, 4.1 m high, 2.55 m wide, 18 t. Your route to a hotel has a signed 4.0 m bridge, a 2.3 m width restriction, a camera-enforced bus gate operating 07:00–19:00, and a weak bridge signed 7.5 t with an 'except for access' plate.
391 words, about 2 min