So I'm trying to buy a bus that is currently titled in NC as a "House Car" aka motorhome. It is 40' long, has air brakes, and I believe the GVWR is 38,600# or so. Oh, it happens to also be a pusher.
Anyway, I just got off the phone with the DMV office, and they tell me I have to apply for a CDL license either Class A or Class B with an Air Brake endorsement. So it seems I have to take a knowledge test, then they issue a CDL Instruction Permit. However, this permit only allows me to drive while a person with the correct CDL license is with me. I then have to wait 30 days from the date of getting the permit in order to take the road test. I have to take the road test in a vehicle of the same requirements as I'm applying for.
I thought I had read here and/or other places that RV owners didn't require a CDL. Is this requirement from VA correct, or did I get someone that didn't know about some motorhome loophole?
Also, if I only have an instruction permit, how can I get the thing home? And if I can't get it home, how will I get it to the test site to take the test?
I'm kinda bummed about this whole thing. It is looking like it is going to take a lot more effort than I originally thought. I don't think it will be difficult to pass the tests, but I am a bit nervous about the driving test.
Anyone here from VA run into similar licensing requirements or know whether this information is correct or not?
Anyone from VA or MD with the correct license type interested in a road trip? ;D
Oh, another piece of information... the bus in question hasn't actually been converted, merely stripped down ready for the conversion. And it is a transit style schoolbus. And there are still a few days left before I find out if I get it or not.
Thanks!
jim
Anyway, I just got off the phone with the DMV office, and they tell me I have to apply for a CDL license either Class A or Class B with an Air Brake endorsement. So it seems I have to take a knowledge test, then they issue a CDL Instruction Permit. However, this permit only allows me to drive while a person with the correct CDL license is with me. I then have to wait 30 days from the date of getting the permit in order to take the road test. I have to take the road test in a vehicle of the same requirements as I'm applying for.
I thought I had read here and/or other places that RV owners didn't require a CDL. Is this requirement from VA correct, or did I get someone that didn't know about some motorhome loophole?
Also, if I only have an instruction permit, how can I get the thing home? And if I can't get it home, how will I get it to the test site to take the test?
I'm kinda bummed about this whole thing. It is looking like it is going to take a lot more effort than I originally thought. I don't think it will be difficult to pass the tests, but I am a bit nervous about the driving test.
Anyone here from VA run into similar licensing requirements or know whether this information is correct or not?
Anyone from VA or MD with the correct license type interested in a road trip? ;D
Oh, another piece of information... the bus in question hasn't actually been converted, merely stripped down ready for the conversion. And it is a transit style schoolbus. And there are still a few days left before I find out if I get it or not.
Thanks!
jim