thoss wrote:
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Which raised the point as to whether they are legally allowed to reverse
on the public highway, wehn carrying passengers and not following the
instructions of a police officer, etc. Their employers tend to rather
insist that they must not do it.

I only drive the things. I don't believe it to be illegal. I happily do
it if the situation warrants - eg the other guy has a trailer, is
driving something bigger, is crap at reversing, etc.

But I suppose that I should know whether it was actually illegal, or
not.


The impression I have got from this thread is that it is probably not
forbidden by law, but is a rule imposed by many bus companies.



Yep, I would agree. But buses have been around a long time and there
could be some law about not reversing horse-drawn ones, dating back to
the Roman Occupation - or something similar - that never has been
repealed. It might only be lawful to back the thing under the
supervision of a postiglione..

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Sue