Coach parking in Blackpool will be free until January 2022, up to a maximum of 72 hours. Overnight coach parking is available on Foxhall Village car and coach park on Seasiders Way near to Chapel Street (FY1 5QE). Other coach parking facilities in Blackpool include Gynn Square Coach & Car Park (FY1 2JR), Banks Street […]
EVM has opened a new PSVAR conversion facility near its Crawley base to increase its capacity with Mercedes-Benz Tourismo coaches. Well-known for its close association with the German coach giant, EVM has approval for a conversion which, it says, does not compromise any part of the structure of Tourismo. The conversions have been underway at […]
Innovation & Technology in Transport – ITT Hub – has landed Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) as an exhibitor, together with automotive giant Ford. ITT Hub is now set to be the first, if not the only, only bus and coach show in 2021 when it launches on 30 June – 1 July at the Farnborough […]
Organisers of the UK Bus Awards and UK Coach Awards have decided to run a combined awards event. The organisers say the combined ceremony will be more beneficial to its supporters and participants. A statement from the organisers said: “Following our highly successful and well received video presentation last November we are working on an […]
The Confederation of Passenger Transport has confirmed that the government has not backed down on conflicting guidance from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the DfT, and says that it does not want private hire groups to travel until Step 3 of the ‘roadmap’ – starting on 17 May. However, the CPT has […]
News that the Cabinet Office had done a U-turn on restarting tours interrupted an on-line meeting with Transport Minister Baroness Vere. The Zoom meeting saw Richard Bamber of Anthonys Travel – representing RHA Coaches – Alan Acklam, and Emma Hardy MP making the case for the government to support a full return to business for […]
The government has reversed guidance for coach trips which suggested they could be run since this Monday, setting them back until 17 May. The original Safer Transport guidance specifically allowed coaches to be run with “…separate multiple groups which conform to the requirements of the relevant social contact rules.” Now, the Cabinet Office has changed […]
Having relaunched services after a cessation of operations due to the lockdown imposed in January, National Express reports that demand for coach travel is strong. In response, it has added routes and increased its timetable. A spokesperson from the company said: “We have added eight new routes to our timetable and increased the frequency of […]