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Bluestar bus driver application 

Thank you for applying with us! Points you need to consider beforehand can be found below:

Section 1: Personal details
1.Welcome to your bus driver application! Please begin by telling us how you became aware of the vacancy, e.g. Facebook advert, Indeed advert, Total Jobs etc.(Required.)
2.Full name
3.Address
4.Post code
5.Email
6.Please confirm email address
7.Contact phone number
Section 2: Employment history
8.Most recent/current employer
9.Position held
10.Responsibilities
11.Dates employed
From
To
12.Reasons for leaving (if applicable)
13.Notice period (if applicable)
14.Please give a detailed account of your customer services experience during the last two years
Section 3: Working and UK eligibility
15.Have you driven a vehicle in the UK on a regular basis in the past 6-months
16.Are there any restrictions to your residence in the UK that might affect your right to take up employment in the UK? For example, if you are successful in your application, would you require permission to work in the UK?
17.Please provide relevant details:
18.Do you presently require a Visa or Work Permit
to take up employment in the United Kingdom?
19.If yes, what type of Visa or Work Permit do you have and are there any restrictions?
20.When does the current Visa or Work Permit expire?
Date
Any false information provided or an application for employment made by individuals without legal entitlement to work in the UK will be passed to the relevant enforcement agency.
Section 4: Driving licence details
Please note it is company policy to only accept applications from individuals holding a UK driving licence, issued by the DVLA, held for a minimum of 6 months.
21.Have you exchanged a foreign driving licence for a UK one?
22.If yes, when
Date
23.How long have you held a full UK car driving licence?
24.Licence entitlements grid – please complete the grid below ticking the relevant boxes
Automatic
Manual
B (Car)
C (LGV)
D (PCV)
25.If you already hold a Category D (PCV) licence please state which organisation provided your PCV training. Please give details of the types of vehicle driven and for which company.
26.You must declare any pending convictions/court appearances/driver awareness courses:
27.Has your PCV or car driving licence ever been refused/revoked or have you ever been disqualified from driving? If yes, state the date, by whom and the reason:
28.Please provide relevant details:
29.Have you been involved in any road traffic incidents within the last 2 years
(whether personally or whilst working)? If ‘Yes’, how many have you been involved in and what was the background to these?
30.Please provide relevant details:
Please see below example for the following requirement:
31.Please enclose a front and back image of your photocard driving licence:
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32.Please upload a front and back image of your  Driver Qualification Card (DQC), if you have one:
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33.In order to progress your application a little further, we would like to run a licence check. By giving us this information you are giving us permission to check your licence online with the DVLA. Would you therefore kindly supply the following information, in the following format:
Section 5: Previous Experience in the Bus Industry
34.Have you previously worked or applied to any other bus or coach company?
Including but not limited to any other Go South Coast or Go-Ahead Group Company
35.If yes, please provide company name
Section 6: Security declaration
36.Have you ever been convicted, imprisoned, fined or cautioned for
any offence other than motoring, or bound over to keep the peace?

If ‘Yes’, please provide details of any unspent convictions (spent convictions within the meaning of Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 do not need to be disclosed). Please note all employees are required to undertake a Disclosure Baring Service (DBS) check as a condition of employment. Should this be unsatisfactory or result in one of our contractors refusing clearance it may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
37.If yes, please provide relevant details:
Section 7: Data Protection Act 2018
38.We use your personal data for recruitment, selection, statistical and audit purposes and equal opportunities monitoring. The Company will ensure personal information submitted as part of the application won’t be kept for too long and will be stored and disposed of securely. Access
to confidential information contained in this document is restricted to those involved in the recruitment and selection process. We take Data Protection seriously, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice for more information about how we use your information.
Section 8: Equality Act 2010 (it is not compulsory to complete this section)
39.This Act defines a person as having a disability if he/she has a ‘physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day to day activities’.

Do you have such a disability?

If yes, do you require any particular arrangements for interview, or special adjustments to enable you to carry out this post? Please give details:
40.If yes, please provide relevant details:
Section 9: Declaration
41.All employment is subject to satisfactory references, medical examination, DBS clearance, signing a contract of employment and a period of probation determined by the Company. Please note that as a condition of employment you will be required to sign a Training Indemnity Bond (should you not already hold a PCV licence) and a CPC Training Bond to cover ongoing periodic training.

I confirm that the information in this application form is correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false declaration or misleading information is liable to lead to an offer of employment being withdrawn or employment being immediately terminated. I understand that if I fail to correctly complete the application form or fail to supply the required information it is liable to result in my application being rejected.
Section 10: Privacy notice for applicants
42.Please read the following and confirm your consent https://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/privacy-notice-for-applicants
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