Passenger transport

This chapter covers the additional, specific requirements for operating passenger vehicles, including permits, drivers’ hours exemptions, registration of services, passenger behaviour and vehicle specifications.

Updates for 2025:

  • Update on the European Commission’s consultation on drivers’ hours and working time to make them more specific to the sector.

  • New section on domestic hours record keeping requirements for passenger carrying vehicles.

  • M2 and M3 IVA inspection manual updates regarding vehicle markings.

  • Updates on the delayed publication of the PSVAR Review.

Download the passenger transport chapter of the Yearbook of Road Transport Law