Siesta Holidays, the Middlesbrough-based Spanish shuttle operator, is to cease its ‘shuttles to the sun’ service at the end of 2024, citing costs and Channel delays for its problems. The five-coach operation which uses Van Hool Astromega ‘deckers to get holidaymakers to destinations in the South of France and Costa Brava was established in 1980, […]
Legal firm JMW Solicitors‘ Head of Commercial Road Transport, partner Laura Hadzik, is to contribute to an independent inspection of the Clandestine Entrants Civil Penalty Scheme. Laura has been asked by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) to provide her views on the scheme. In particular she will be asked about its […]
Four new Yutong GT12s have been added to the Scottish Citylink fleet. The routes are operated on behalf of Citylink by McLeans Coaches and the four new coaches will join one Yutong GT12 vehicle already in service on the routes. Representing an investment of £1.3m, the 53-seat coaches have gone into service on routes covering […]
Entrepreneur Andy Scott’s investment firm REL Capital has acquired Klarners Coaches and Tendring Travel. Colchester-based Klarners Coaches operates a number of Euro VI Mercedes-Benz and Irizar coaches for both its own tours and third-party operators, as well as providing private hire and rail work. Managing Director, Graham Klarner, will be retiring after a handover period […]
National Express is gearing up for what it expects to be its busiest weekend of the year. Its advanced bookings show the August bank holiday is set to be the coach operator’s most popular weekend of the year with Friday being the busiest day for travel. To meet demand National Express will be adding over […]
Letters have been sent out from the DVSA concerning PSVAR Enforcement on home-to-school and rail replacement services. UKCOA has informed B&CB after checking with the Accessibility team at the DfT, that the letter is designed to check operators are complying with the PSVAR minimum levels of compliance for their Rail Replacement and Home to School […]
Roselyn Coaches of Cornwall has taken delivery of its first new Irizar Integral executive coach, an i6S Efficient. The 13.2-metre, 53-seat tri-axle mirrorless i6S Efficient will serve on domestic and international front-end work including tours, private hire and day trips. Passenger amenities include a centre toilet and a drinks boiler located above the toilet top. […]
Tyrers Coaches is to continue providing Bolton Wanderers’ official matchday bus service for all home games during the 2024/25 season. The bus service will operate as per the 2023/24 campaign but after consultation with supporters who use matchday buses, the timings of the service will run 30 minutes later across all routes. Fares will also […]