HMRC’s investigations into the Private Hire and Taxi service sector led to a consultation on how VAT should be levied on agency work. The knock-on effect of recent high-profile judgements is that VAT registered PHVOs in England & Wales would need to charge VAT on all PHV passenger fares to reflect these judgements. (HMRC will […]
The main character from the 1970s British sitcom On the Buses, a driver called Stan, was always trying to get off work with various hare-brained schemes. Hardly surprising, when you learn that during this era work-related health problems forced bus drivers from the era to quit driving long before retirement age, says guest contributor Roger […]
A Yorkshire icon, Harrogate Bus Company’s service 36 between Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon has earned a deserved reputation for finesse and quality way beyond its local area, even being referred to in national TV advertising for a locally based tea brand. In recent years, it has regularly received new vehicles, each delivery adding more customer-centric […]
After a hiatus in 2023 when no test was staged, early May saw the International Bus & Coach of the Year Jury back at work putting the latest zero-emission bus designs through their paces in the Czech Republic. Based at the Kladno depot of Arriva’s CSAD MHD Kladno subsidiary, near to Prague, and organised by […]
This year’s ALBUM conference proved a great opportunity for delegates to link up with industry suppliers. Here is a breakdown of some of the great products and services on show during the event. An outdoor vehicle display area had a Yutong U11DD double-deck electric bus on display. It was joined by the new generation of […]
Berlin trade exhibition Bus2Bus gathers together a who’s who of bus and coach manufacturers, with a focus on future technology and sustainable solutions in the industry. Bus and Coach Buyer was there to report on the main developments and news from the show. Here we have a gallery of images ahead of our full feature […]
Here we have a guest post from Bryan Silverio, a blogger from OK Rehab: There are many aspects of the modern world that can affect mental health – in some areas more than others, and for some individuals more than those around them. One of the groups of individuals that are heavily impacted by mental […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a term that has in a relatively short space of time taken up much headline space. This brave new world of machine intelligence is no longer science fiction, but is being used across numerous applications in various industries, not least of which the bus and coach sector. One of the companies […]