Although new to the PCV sector, Harrogate-based Ethos Asset Finance is no stranger to vehicle funding with lengthy and widespread experience in satisfying operators’ funding needs. Chris Peat speaks to Ethos Owner, Chris Brown, for a fuller story. Chris Brown’s route into PCV has been a circuitous one. With plenty of experience gained on the […]
It’s a few years since I last visited the Heaton Motor Company in Wigan, shortly after they had completed the upgrading of their premises on Bickershaw Lane in Abram. That upgrade gave them a facility to be proud of, presenting potential customers with an atmosphere in which to look at used minibuses and minicoaches that, […]
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) holds an annual press event to discuss key topics impacting on its members and upon the bus and coach operators that rely on the products they produce or sell. Chairman of the Bus & Coach Section of SMMT for the past ten years has been Adrian Wickens […]
Blind spots can be deadly for cyclists. There have been many occasions where a bus or coach has been involved in a fatal collision with a cyclist, not to mention the many near misses and less serious collisions. There have been a slew of technological developments to combat this problem of late, from camera systems […]
This week, falling fuel costs have prompted Tally Ho Coaches to slightly reduce the prices they charge customers. I doubt many other operators will be rushing to follow suit having carried much of the burden when fuel prices were rising, but for Tally Ho it is too good a marketing opportunity to miss and an […]
The proposed changes The abolition of the paper counterpart driving licence was originally scheduled to take place at the end of last year and has now been pushed back to early summer. What is apparent is that the DVLA haven’t yet got all the processes in place to make this a smooth transition. The accompanying […]
These are exciting times for PLS (Passenger Lift Services), the Smethwick based bus and coach passenger lift manufacturer. Not only has it been incorporated into Mobility Networks, the international provider of access solutions for accessible vehicles, it has also consolidated its operation by moving everything to a single site. This is all topped by the […]
With the aim of significantly reducing the number of people living in areas of poor air quality in London, the ULEZ is planned to halve emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM10) from vehicle exhausts in central London. This means more than 80% of central London is expected to meet the nitrogen dioxide […]