Readers of the digital and paper copies of Bus & Coach Buyer will notice we have moved from linking websites with URLs – web addresses – to using QR codes. We have long been aware that, aside from clickable links, our readers were not typing in the web addresses, even when shortened – unsurprisingly. A […]
The piecemeal introduction of PSVAR regulations continues apace with applications for further “medium term” exemptions for home to school transport and rail replacement having opened. These will replace the current short term special authorisations and will commence on 1 July 2022 and run until 31st July 2026. The grant of an exemption will not mean […]
The hard fact is, buses are proportionately more involved in bridge strikes than trucks, and it’s time to do more to prevent them, says Senior Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney. Stone King’s ‘Bridge Strike Awareness’ even brought together bus operators and a number of experts from academia and from National Rail to find out what’s happening, […]
Will employees continue to accrue holiday during furlough? It is likely that the 5.6 weeks’ leave (28 days for full time workers) under the Working Time Regulations 1998 continues to accrue during furlough leave. Where a worker does not take annual leave in the relevant leave year because they were on furlough, can they carry […]
It is a difficult time for PSV operators, with the government’s ‘Coronavirus’ advice and guidance changing on a daily, even hourly, basis. PSV operators are, understandably, worried about the implications of Covid-19 on their commercial contracts, and naturally are seeking clarity on their contractual rights under essential business and supply contracts. There may be some […]
An award-winning Cambridgeshire coach operator has urged fellow operators to maintain basic services during the pandemic lockdown. Richard Grey, MD of Greys of Ely, has retained a skeleton workforce while furloughing others. He says people are still planning weddings and other events, while some companies still need staff transport. He says that mothballing an entire […]
Together with our legal partners, Stone King, and with expertise from One Associates and from financial experts Milsted Langdon, we are running a webinar to help you through the current problems. If you have not joined a webinar before, it’s very simple, and you will remain anonymous. Just click on the link below, and you […]
For most coach operators and indeed bus operators who hire buses to groups, the words ‘private hire’ cover a whole range of business, which presents itself as an opportunity to either fill in gaps around the bread and butter contract business, or as an enterprise. But what exactly is ‘private hire’? The dictionary definition is:- […]