Vehicle Types
Under the General Vehicle Regulations, what is the difference between a bus and a coach?
Reviewed on 7 Oct 2026
- ✓ None: both are defined as a motor vehicle with more than 9 seats, including the driver's, designed to carry people and their luggage
- B Buses may only be driven within towns and coaches only outside them
- C Buses have diesel engines and coaches have petrol engines
- D A coach has more than 9 seats and a bus has 9 or fewer
Why this is the correct answer
The General Vehicle Regulations (Annex II) define 'bus or coach' as a single concept: a motor vehicle with more than 9 seats, including the driver's, designed to carry people and their luggage. Calling city vehicles buses and long-distance ones coaches is everyday usage, not a legal difference.
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