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BADGER HILL SCOUT GROUP MINIBUS
In November 2007 we acquired a 17 seater high-roof LDV minibus to replace our old minibus which terminally failed it's MOT in great style in 2006. Obviously it's primarily for use by the various sections at Badger Hill, but it is also available to other local Scout and Guide groups, and to other organisations such as clubs and schools in return for a donation, when not being used by us. It has seat belts fitted to all seats, and is fully insured including a recovery service. Our insurance requires that all drivers must hold a full licence and be over 21 years old, but you also need endorsement D1 on your licence which ceased to be an automatic part of licences about 10 years ago. It's unlikely that anyone who has taken their driving test since 1997 will have a D1 licence unless they've also taken the separate driving test for larger vehicles. We also require you to be MIDAS trained with a current certificate and we will want to see both the certificate and the paper version of your licence. It isn't fitted with a towbar at present but we will be doing this soon, and then a trailer can be legally towed as long as the side door is available as a means of emergency exit and the legal requirements on Gross Train Weights, etc , and the towbar manufacturer's recommendations on towbar down-force weights are followed. From practical experience we suggest that towing a trailer with the bus when it's also carrying a full or nearly full load of passengers is not good for either the driver or the bus!
The following is not guaranteed to be 100% up to date, but the bus is already booked on these dates: 2008 Monday 7 July to Friday 11 July - External Booking Friday 11 July to Sunday 13 July -
Explorers Gilwell24
Thursday 17 July - Explorers
kayaking at Gt Barford
Sunday 20 July to Saturday 26 July - External Booking Tuesday 29 July to Saturday 10 August -
Explorer summer camp and DofE expeditions
Saturday 17 August to Tuesday 26 August - External Booking
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