Posts by markwilliams

About markwilliams

The Group Editor of Bus & Coach Buyer and its sister magazine, Coach Tours UK, Mark has more than 35 year's experience of the passenger transport market

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COMMENT: Are you paying Amazon’s tax? By markwilliams -

COMMENT: Are you paying Amazon’s tax?

The tax burden on SMEs has rarely been as great, and hiked further by the additional National Insurance added by the current...

Unite sets strike days at First in Hampshire By markwilliams -

Unite sets strike days at First in Hampshire

Unite says its members will strike at First in Hampshire, and again for seven days in March, claiming that a pay deal has been...

National Express takes on Scottish cross-border services By markwilliams -

National Express takes on Scottish cross-border services

Following the end of Megabus routes into England, National Express is filling the void in a new partnership with Scottish...

OBITUARY: Mike Whitehead, Distinctive Systems By markwilliams -

OBITUARY: Mike Whitehead, Distinctive Systems

Mike Whitehead, founder and Managing Director of coach industry supplier, Distinctive Systems Ltd, died on 11 February 2025. He...

Chalkwell improves onboard WiFi with FleetConnect By markwilliams -

Chalkwell improves onboard WiFi with FleetConnect

Sittingbourne-based Chalkwell coach Hire has partnered with FleetConnect to roll out upgraded WiFi across it’s bus network....

Fuel-cell Irizar coach completes road trial By markwilliams -

Fuel-cell Irizar coach completes road trial

Irizar’s i6S Efficient FCEV has proven itself in real-world road trials, says the Spanish company. The project’s team...

Big Lemon sees contracts go to diesel buses By markwilliams -

Big Lemon sees contracts go to diesel buses

The Big Lemon in Brighton is reported to have instructed solicitors over the council’s decision to end its contract and...

Depot diesel pollutes Croydon river By markwilliams -

Depot diesel pollutes Croydon river

A diesel spill suspected as having come from a bus depot near Croydon has polluted the River Wandle, a river which has been the...

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