The reference work for the bus driving licence: licence categories and code 95, driving/rest times, dimensions and axle loads, stopping distance, passenger safety and departure checks — explained so it can be used day to day.
A job with responsibility, people, and a straight route in
As a bus driver you carry people safely to their destination — in a city bus, regional coach or tourist coach. It is a trade with steady work, responsibility and a short, structured way in: a bus licence (cat. D), basic qualification and Code 95. Here is why you should consider it.
Which category covers which bus?
D1 is the small bus (no more than 16 people, length no more than 8 m), D is the large bus (more than 8 seats, gross weight over 3,500 kg). Here are the differences in age, requirements and endorsements.
The path from cat. B to code 95, step by step
The professional route runs from a car licence, through a bus licence and an initial qualification, to code 95 on your licence. Here are the steps and the requirements along the way.
Basic qualification, continuing training and validity
The professional driver qualification (code 95) is obtained through an initial qualification and maintained with 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years. Here are the rules and the validity.
4.5 h → break, 9 h day, 56 h week, 11 h rest
Regulation (EC) 561/2006 sets the limits: a break after 4.5 h, daily driving time 9 h, weekly 56 h and daily rest 11 h. Here are the rules and the most important exceptions.
How large and how heavy may the bus be?
The Dimensions Order sets limits for width (2.55 m), height (4.10 m for buses), length and axle load. Here are the key figures — and which ones you need to look up precisely.
Reaction distance + braking distance, and why doubling the speed quadruples it
The stopping distance is the reaction distance plus the braking distance. The reaction distance grows linearly with speed, but the braking distance grows with the square — which is why it quadruples when the speed doubles.
How to avoid overloading a single axle
The weight is distributed across the front and rear axle according to the position of the centre of gravity. Here's how to calculate the distribution — and stay under the axle-load limits.
The daily inspection before the first departure
A fixed checklist for the daily pre-departure inspection: tyres, lights, brakes, emergency equipment, doors and documents — so the bus is safe before it rolls.
Keep track of the expiry dates for your driving licence, code 95 and medical certificate
A template for keeping track of the four important expiry dates: driving licence, code 95, medical certificate and first aid — so nothing expires unexpectedly.
Emergency exits, securing and safe boarding/alighting
A checklist for passenger safety: emergency equipment and emergency exits, securing of wheelchairs, standing places and safe boarding and alighting.
Digital vs. analog, chaufførkort og myndighedskontrol
Fartskriveren (tachografen) er bussens sorte boks: den registrerer køretid, pauser, hvil og hastighed og bruges af myndighederne til kontrol. Her er reglerne, kortene og fejl der koster bøde.
Syn, alder og hvornår attesten fornyes
En buschauffør skal have en lægeattest — en helbredsgodkendelse til buskørsel. Her er de centrale krav til syn, helbredstilstand og fornyelse.
Regneeksempler og de faldgruber, der koster bøde
Tre gennemregnede eksempler på typiske køredage — bybus, langturskørsel og to dage i træk — med de konkrete pauser og hvil der kræves ifølge forordning 561/2006.
Handicapbevidstgørende uddannelse i praksis
Transport af bevægelseshæmmede passagerer kræver særlig viden og omsorg. Her gennemgås lift/rampe, 4-punkts fastspænding, kommunikation og hvad den handicapbevidstgørende uddannelse dækker.
Oktober 2025: lavere aldersgrænse koblet til kode 95 — men først fra 2029
I oktober 2025 vedtog EU et nyt, moderniseret kørekortdirektiv. Den vigtigste nyhed for buschauffører: 21-årige kan køre kat. D, hvis de har kode 95. Men reglerne træder tidligst i kraft i 2029.
De hyppigste overtrædelser og hvordan du undgår dem
Fra manglende fartskriverkort til overskredet daglig køretid og forkert fastspænding: her er de fejl, der oftest giver bøde eller fratagelse af bevis — og den simple praksis, der forebygger dem.
Hvordan personbefordring blev til et lov- og uddannelsesstyret erhverv
Buschaufførfaget har udviklet sig fra fri rutebildrift til et erhverv styret af kørekortkategorier, obligatorisk chaufføruddannelse og fælles EU-regler for køre- og hviletid. Her følger vi de spor, der lader sig dokumentere i lovgivning og myndighedernes egne kilder — fra kørekortdirektivets kategorier til kvalifikationsbeviset (kode 95) og forordning 561/2006.