A Class C licence will allow you to drive any bus (other than a school-purposes bus) that seats more than
- 35 passengers
- 20 passengers
- 24 passengers ✓
- 30 passengers
Answer: C. 24 passengers
A Class C licence lets you drive any bus other than a school-purposes bus that seats more than 24 passengers.
Why this is the answer
The handbook puts the dividing line for a regular bus at 24 passengers: one licence class covers a regular bus with a maximum 24-passenger capacity. A bus that carries more people than that sits above that ceiling, which is where the Class C bus category begins. The passages give the 24-passenger boundary but don't spell out the Class C rule word for word, so treat the number as the key fact and the class name as the step that follows from it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 35 passengers — 35 passengers is well past the 24-passenger ceiling the handbook uses, so it does not mark where a Class C bus starts.
- B. 20 passengers — 20 passengers is below the 24-passenger maximum that a lower bus class already covers, so it is not the threshold.
- D. 30 passengers — 30 passengers is again higher than the 24-passenger ceiling stated for a regular bus, so it is not the line the handbook draws.
Remember it
Think of 24 seats as the roof of the ordinary bus class — anything above that roof needs the bigger bus licence.
Official handbook: Official MTO Truck Handbook, Legislation – Class F