Trade body RHA is calling for a professional driver’s exemption from stronger enforcement of 90/180 rules when EES goes live. EES (Entry-Exit System) is expected to go live in October. The Schengen Zone border management is expected to bring tight enforcement of rules restricting non-EU citizens to a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period […]
Trade body RHA is calling for a professional driver’s exemption from stronger enforcement of 90/180 rules when EES goes live. EES (Entry-Exit System) is expected to go live in October. The Schengen Zone border management is expected to bring tight enforcement of rules restricting non-EU citizens to a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period […]
Specialist bank DF Capital is bringing new finance offerings to the bus and coach market. The provider of finance to dealer and manufacturing businesses across the UK has enhanced its bus and coach stock finance product. It is introducing new features designed to directly respond to the needs of today’s dealers and rental operators, helping […]
Management at Robin Hood Travel are retiring and closing the business. Staff at the Staffordshire-based business finish on 5 August 2025, with vehicles and garage contents to be auctioned on Saturday 30 August at its premises (Highway Garage, Macclesfield Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8PS) by Malcolmn Harrison Auctions. According to a letter sent to staff, […]
Sharpes of Nottingham is to specify Allison fully-automatic transmissions on future executive coach orders. The decision follows the company’s positive experience of the Allison T525R transmission in a Van Hool TX21 Altano. The family business has worked with Van Hool coaches since buying its first three Van Hools 21 years ago. Sharpes’ latest order, a […]
A new Irizar Integral i6S Efficient luxury touring coach has been delivered to family-run operator, Chandlers Coach Travel. The 12.9m coach seats up to 57 passengers on i6 seats with side laterals, piping and headrests trimmed in synthetic leather. It is powered by a DAF MX-11 300 403hp engine, coupled to ZF’s EcoLife Coachline six-speed fully […]
Coach operators will be able to apply for grants from a £30m pot to help install charge points in their depots. The funding for this comes from a £30m government Depot Charging Scheme which is available during this financial year only. The scheme is open to fleets across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. To […]
A new ‘lane rental’ scheme is being considered in Greater Manchester. Under the plans – proposed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in partnership with the ten local highway authorities – local authorities, utility companies and other organisations carrying out roadworks would face daily charges for occupying the most traffic-sensitive roads at peak times. The […]
Bouden Coach Travel is celebrating the role it played in supporting the recent breakthrough of the HS2 Bromford Tunnel in Birmingham. For over a year, the operator has been providing shuttle services for the Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) workforce at HS2’s Bromford Tunnel site near Water Orton. On 9 May, the HS2 project celebrated a […]
