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Fancy a career driving buses? Then here's what's needed in order to apply.
A female First driver
What kind of driver?

So what personal qualities are we looking for?

  • You must be over 18 years of age.
  • You need to hold a full current UK driving licence, which ideally would be clean - if you already have a Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) Licence then you can progress more quickly through our Training Scheme.
  • You need to have a friendly, outgoing personality.
  • You need to be in good health and pass a Company Medical.
  • You need to be happy working with minimal supervision.
  • Experience of working in a customer service environment would be useful.

Our Driver Training Programme


This will be undertaken in the driving school in Aberdeen. First offer full and comprehensive training to all new recruits. The training scheme is 2 weeks long and is carried out by fully qualified instructors.


On receipt of your provisional PCV licence you then sit a theory test through the DVLA.


All successful candidates will have a pre-employment medical with the Company Doctor on completion of tuition and PCV driving test.


Your training and support does not end when you leave our driving school. Each new recruit is assigned a Mentor or Buddy who works closely with him or her during their early weeks with the company to iron out any problems and offer encouragement and share experience.


After a few months you will have the opportunity to develop your skills further and undertake additional training towards a National Vocational Qualification.


We have a range of employee benefits


In addition to a free uniform, so you can portray the professional image we expect of our staff, we offer a range of employee benefits including:

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • A generous annual holiday entitlement
  • A contributory pension scheme
  • Free Life Insurance for first 2 years before joining the pension scheme
  • Flexible Decade working
  • Our Save as you Earn Scheme
  • Our Buy as you Earn Scheme
  • Excellent Sick Pay Scheme
  • Free Travel Concessions
  • Learning Bus Facility - Allowing access to further education, skills, and qualifications

If you enjoy driving, meeting and working with people and are patient, polite and friendly when dealing with all customers then we would like to hear from you.

What's it like?