Key:psv
 psv
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Access permission for Public Service Vehicles: buses, taxis, minibuses and share taxis. 
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| Group: restrictions |
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| Documented values: 3 |
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| Status: de facto |
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PSV stands for "public service vehicles". Use this access tag for roads or lanes which are designated to public service vehicles. More specific tag may be needed if only some specific public service vehicles are allowed.
Child tags
access=*.Setting psv=* applies that value to all child tags below unless they are explicitly set. Adding any child tag explicitly overrides the psv=* value for that specific vehicle type only.
- heavy public service vehicle with more than 12 seating positions (typically 30 or more), whether passengers pay or not
bus=*
- public service vehicle used in a passenger service, regardless of the number of seating positions
taxi=*
- light public service vehicle used in a distinct passenger service category (excluding private use), typically with up to 30 passenger seats
minibus=*- for services with fixed schedule and fixed routeshare_taxi=*- for services with flexible schedule (on demand) or flexible route (semi-fixed or negotiated with passengers), distinct fromrideshare=*
How to map
- Add the tag
psv=designatedto a feature that is tagged with a primary feature tag such ashighway=*to specify that the feature is designated for use by public service vehicles. The tagpsv=yesis also commonly used. - Add the tag
psv=noto a feature such as ahighway=*when public service vehicles are legally prohibited. - See
access=*for additional possible values
Common values
yesdesignatedno- List of possible values with descriptions: see Key:access
- All used values on Taginfo
Public service vehicles, the term
It is a legal term, defined in UK[1] as "(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, in this Act " public service vehicle " means a motor vehicle (other than a tramcar) which—
- (a) being a vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers, is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward; or
- (b) being a vehicle not so adapted, is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward at separate fares in the course of a business of carrying passengers."
Note that meaning of this term may be slightly different in other regions, there may be also very similar terms where it makes sense to use this tag. For example country that defines equivalent term with "more than ten passengers" rather than with "more than eight passengers" then it makes sense to use also this tag rather than create new tag like psv_10_passengers=*.
Outside the UK, the child tags may better reflect local law than this unified category tag.
See also
lanes:psv=*- number of lanes reserved for public service vehiclespsv:lanes=*- access restrictions per lane, for example:yes|yes|designatedoneway:psv=*- per-lane direction for public service vehicles, overridingoneway=*turn:psv:lanes=*- special turn rules per laneaccess=*- general access restrictionsbus=*- restrictions on heavy public service vehiclestourist_bus=*- restrictions on buses which are not public-transport busescoach=*- restrictions on long-distance buses, usually between different towns or cities; uncommon tagtaxi=*- restrictions on licensed taxis operating as public service vehiclesrideshare=*- restrictions on private hire ridesharing services with distinct access rulesbus=minibusandroute=minibus- for the routes of bus services using minibus-sized vehicles with fixed route and fixed scheduleroute=share_taxi- for the routes of share taxi services with flexible schedule or flexible route- Share taxi on Wikipedia - broader description including examples that are more like minibus services