| Drivers'
Public Service Vehicle Badges |
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| CC87490
has had its metal fixing removed and
was worn in a leather holder with a
plastic front. |
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| Conductors'
Public Service Vehicle Badges |
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| Drivers
needed a special Public Service Vehicle licence
in addition to their regular driving licence and
had to be over twenty-one years of age. Conductors
also needed a PSV licence and needed to be at least
eighteen years old. Drivers and conductors were
required to wear a badge, the letters of which denoted
the Traffic Commissioners area in which they were
based (except London where the Metropolitain Police
oversaw bus licencing). Drivers of Pay-As-You-Enter
buses often wore both badges. |
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| My
conductor's badge is among those shown above - KK
55675. |
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| Drivers'
and conductors' badge letters |
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| AA
- North |
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FF - East |
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LL
- North Scotland |
| BB
- Yorkshire |
GG - South
Wales |
MM
- South Scotland |
| CC
- North West |
HH - West |
N
or NN - London |
| DD
- West Midlands |
KK - South
East |
T
- Tram or Trolleybus |
| EE
- East Midlands |
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| These
letters applied during the period in which I worked
on the buses. Later versions differed in appearance.
Following deregulation, some operators issued their
own badges with other letters. |
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| Later
versions |
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