National Express West Midlands has confirmed its continued participation in the government’s £2 single fare cap scheme until the end of 2024. The initiative was first launched in January 2023 as part of the government’s Help for Households scheme. Over 12.5 million National Express West Midlands bus passenger journeys made using the single fare offer […]
Claire Haigh is to take the helm of Zemo Partnership (formerly Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership/LowCVP), the organisation that has been working with government and the widest range of stakeholders for over 20 years to deliver key policies and initiatives to accelerate the decarbonisation of UK road transport. Andy Eastlake is stepping down after more than […]
Asset Alliance Group has launched a new bus and coach rental service, after providing financial solutions for the bus and coach industry for more than 20 years. At launch, Asset Alliance has invested in a fleet of top-of-the range vehicles to kickstart its rental offering. Instead of committing to long-term ownership or leases, the rental […]
Continental is marking 120 years of retreading commercial vehicle tyres. The tyre manufacturer retreads more than one million bus and truck tyres worldwide every year. According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), retreaded tyres reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50% compared to new tyres. The amount […]
Three men, two aged 18 and one aged 19, were declared dead at the scene of a crash involving a bus and a car in south Wales. At around 7pm last night (Monday 11 December 2023) emergency services were called to the scene of a serious road traffic collision involving a bus and an Audi […]
A motorcyclist who made a false claim for £48,000 credit hire costs has been jailed for nine months after refusing to engage with contempt proceedings, The Law Society’s Gazette reports. Diego Araujo was also hit with a £60,000 costs order after substantial resources were expended on multiple adjourned hearings. In Metroline Limited v Araujo, The […]
Eight irreplaceable historic vehicles owned by the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) preservation society and its members have been destroyed in a fire in the early morning of 8 December. The vehicles were being stored in a unit in a farm in Penton Mewsey, near Andover, which caught fire. One of the nearby units […]
Transport technology specialist UrbanThings and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) company SkedGo are announcing their strategic partnership. The partnership will combine SkedGo’s expertise in journey planning with UrbanThings’ experience in ticketing and real-time information to support operators and cities with access to a deeper level of configuration for their journey planning offerings. As well as promoting the availability […]