School and Minor Transport: Requirements and DGT Regulations

1️⃣ Types of transport

  • 🏫 By purpose: School (home–school routes) or minors (field trips, activities).
  • 💳 By nature: Public (paid) or private complementary (run by the school).
  • 📝 By contract: Dedicated school vehicles or contracted concessionary companies.
  • 🌍 By scope: Urban or interurban.

2️⃣ Transport subject to the legislation

Applies when minors under 16 are travelling in:

  • 🚌 Special regular school transport (if 1/3 or more are minors).
  • 🚊 General regular transport (if 1/2 or more are minors).
  • 🎓 Charter transport (if 3/4 or more are minors).
  • 🛋️ Private complementary transport (if 1/3 or more are minors).

3️⃣ Transport authorization

✅ Only companies with administrative authorization may provide school or minor transport. Required:

  • 📅 Vehicles within permitted age
  • ⚖️ Valid insurance
  • 🔧 Suitable technical specifications

4️⃣ Vehicle requirements

📅 Age

General rule: maximum 10 years from first registration. Up to 16 years if specific conditions are met.

🔧 Technical characteristics

  • 🚗 Category M (passenger transport)
  • 🌟 Type-approved seat belts and boosters according to age
  • 🛀 Safe, well-anchored seats
  • ⚠️ ABS, speed limiter, and tachograph
  • 🔍 Regulation mirrors and indirect-vision devices
  • 🚑 First-aid kit and fire extinguishers
  • 🚪 Safe doors and emergency exits

5️⃣ Distinctive for transporting minors

Mandatory use of the V-10 sign 🔹 (plates visible at the front and rear). Only illuminated during the stop.

6️⃣ Vehicle Inspection (ITV)

🚨 Mandatory to verify technical requirements. Recorded on the ITV card.

7️⃣ Staff obligations

🔧 Drivers

Class D1 or D license depending on the number of seats.

🧑‍👩‍🛋️ Mandatory attendant

  • Adult and suitable, different from the driver
  • Present when at least 1/3 are under 16 or there are students with special needs
  • 🚪 Oversees boarding, alighting, and accompanying

8️⃣ Passenger conditions

  • ⏱ Duration: maximum 1 hour per journey
  • 🚗 Speed: 10 km/h below the usual limit
  • 🛋️ Stops: Safe, on the right-hand side or with special signage
  • 🚬 No smoking

9️⃣ Other obligations

💼 Compulsory insurance

✅ Unlimited civil liability for damage to occupants.

🏢 Organizing entity

  • ✅ Verify transport authorization
  • 🔹 Set up safe routes within time limits
  • 👥 Accredit the attendant

📄 These regulations ensure that school and minor transport is carried out with maximum safety, responsibility, and professionalism.


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