International bus or coach services and tours: driver documents
Check which documents you need to carry if you drive a bus or coach that crosses international borders.
You must carry certain documents about yourself with you if you drive a bus or coach between countries. These include:
- a valid UK driving licence
- an international driving permit (IDP) if you need one for the countries you바카라 사이트檙e travelling in
- a valid Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) card
- a valid passport
- healthcare documents
There바카라 사이트檚 separate guidance about the vehicle documents you need and the rules about taking food and drink into EU countries for your own use.
Driving licences and international driving permits
You will need to carry your UK driving licence with you. You must have the right category of licence for the vehicle you바카라 사이트檙e driving.
You do not need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland.
You might need an IDP to drive in some EU countries and Norway if you have:
- a paper driving licence
- a licence issued in Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey or the Isle of Man
Check with the embassy of the country you will be driving in.
You will not need an IDP to drive in Ireland if you have a UK driving licence.
Driver CPC for bus and coach drivers
You need a Driver CPC qualification to drive a bus or coach professionally in the UK, the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
You must carry your Driver CPC card (sometimes called a 바카라 사이트榙river qualification card바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트�DQC바카라 사이트�) with you.
If you work for a UK company and have a UK Driver CPC card
You can still use your UK Driver CPC card to drive to or through EU countries for all international journeys that UK companies are allowed to make.
If you work for an EU company and have a UK Driver CPC card
Your UK Driver CPC card may no longer be recognised in EU countries.
Check with the relevant organisation in the country where you live and work to find out what you need to do.
Drivers바카라 사이트� hours documents and tachographs
If you drive a bus or coach on international journeys you must follow the rules on바카라 사이트�drivers바카라 사이트� hours바카라 사이트痑nd tachograph use.
You must have:
- tachograph charts and any legally required manual records for the current day and the previous 28 calendar days
- the driver바카라 사이트檚 digital smart card, if you have one
You must record annual leave or sick leave by either:
- using a tachograph바카라 사이트檚 manual inputs
- making a manual record of it on an analogue record sheet or on digital printout paper
This has replaced using an 바카라 사이트榓ttestation form바카라 사이트� to record this information.
Vehicle insurance and green cards
You must have suitable motor insurance cover when you drive abroad.
In some countries, you will need to carry a 바카라 사이트榞reen card바카라 사이트� as proof of the insurance cover.
Where you need green cards
You need a green card to drive in:
- Albania
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Iran
- Israel
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Russia
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
You do not need a green card to drive in the EU (including Ireland), Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia or Switzerland.
You will need to carry more than one green card if:
- you have fleet or multi-car insurance - you바카라 사이트檒l need a green card for each vehicle
- your vehicle is towing a trailer - you바카라 사이트檒l need one for the towing vehicle and one for the trailer or caravan (you need separate trailer insurance in some countries)
- you have 2 policies covering the duration of your trip, for example, if your policy renews during the journey
You must carry a physical copy of your green card when driving abroad. Electronic versions of green cards are not acceptable.
Make sure your employer has got green cards
Make sure your employer either:
- contacts their vehicle insurance provider at least 6 weeks before you travel to get a copy
- prints green cards their insurance providers electronically send to them (this does not need to be printed on green paper)
When you will have to show your green cards
You will need to show green cards if you바카라 사이트檙e involved in an accident.
You may need to show green cards at police checks and at the border when:
- you enter the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway
- move between the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
This will depend on the border authorities of each country.
Find out more about vehicle insurance.
If you바카라 사이트檙e involved in a road accident
Contact your insurance provider if you바카라 사이트檙e involved in a road accident in the EU.
Any legal proceedings against either the responsible driver or the insurance provider of the vehicle will need to be brought in the EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway where the accident happened. You might have to make your claim in the local language.
You will not get compensation in some countries if the accident is caused by an uninsured driver or if the driver cannot be traced.
Get legal advice if you need more information about this.
Passport
You must have a valid passport - even if you바카라 사이트檙e a passenger or crew member.
Check the expiry date and the entry rules of the countries on your route.
On the day you travel, you바카라 사이트檒l need your passport to:
- have at least 6 months left
- be less than 10 years old (even if it has 6 months or more left)
If you do not renew it, you may not be able to travel to most EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
It usually takes 3 weeks if you need to renew your passport. There바카라 사이트檚 a premium service if you need it sooner.
These rules do not apply to travel to Ireland. You can continue to use your passport as long as it바카라 사이트檚 valid for the length of your stay.
Visas
You can work in the EU without a visa if do not spend more than 90 days in the EU within any 180-day period.
Check the 바카라 사이트榚ntry requirements바카라 사이트� section for the countries you바카라 사이트檙e planning to visit.
Healthcare
You should always get appropriate travel insurance with healthcare cover before you go abroad.
A European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) gives you the right to access state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in the EU country.
You can continue to use an EHIC. If you now, you바카라 사이트檒l get a new UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) instead of an EHIC.
GHICs and most UK EHICs will not cover you in Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland. If you바카라 사이트檙e visiting those countries, make sure you have travel insurance with health cover.
Leave photocopies of all medical, insurance and legal documents as back-up with family or friends in case you need copies outside of your company바카라 사이트檚 normal business hours.
Find out about buying travel insurance with the right cover.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) test requirements
Check the foreign travel advice for any COVID-19 requirements for the countries you바카라 사이트檙e travelling to.
You do not need to take any COVID-19 travel tests to enter the UK. This applies whether you바카라 사이트檙e vaccinated or not.
Updates to this page
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Updated the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing guidance as you no longer need to take COVID-19 tests to enter the UK.
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Updated the 'Vehicle insurance and green cards' section, as green cards are no longer needed to drive in the EU (including Ireland), Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia or Switzerland.
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