Coach operator Richard Bamber, of Anthony’s Travel, was featured this week on the BBC’s Politics Live explaining how the fuel crisis could cripple businesses. The Runcorn operator explained to BBC Political Correspondent, Alex Forsyth, how contracted operations now faced fixed incomes with rapidly-escalating fuel costs which, he said, would be unsustainable. He said that a […]
Victoria Coach Station‘s 90th year is being celebrated. Beginning life in the early 20th century serving routes between London and Brighton, it is now managed by TfL and has evolved into Europe’s busiest coach station. The birth of Victoria Coach Station dates back to 1919, when travel firm Turnham’s established routes from Victoria to Brighton. […]
Baroness Vere, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, has announced that home-to-school PSVAR will be derogated until 2026. Speaking at the UKCOA Conference at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre – the venue for ITT Hub on 11 – 12 May – she told delegates in her keynote speech that […]
Lothian’s engineering team is looking for fresh, enthusiastic young talent to launch their careers through ten apprenticeship posts from the company’s in-house apprenticeship scheme, which opened for applicants today at the start of Scottish Apprentice Week. Open to those aged 16-19-years-old, the Apprentice Technician programme provides participants with four years of hands-on training to acquire […]
Greater Manchester’s clean air leaders will meet next week (February 28) to consider the steps towards a new plan for a CAZ, after being granted a delay to the original 30 May date. Greater Manchester had been legally bound to implement a charging category C Clean Air Zone but appealed the deadline. Its plan exempted […]
Yelloway has become one of two operators in Greater Manchester to achieve the DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme. Earned Recognition scheme is a voluntary scheme for all operators who can demonstrate a strong track record of compliance and adherence to standards. Its journey towards meeting these standards started in 2019, but the Covid-19 lockdowns forced the […]
As international travel restrictions ease, from 12 February FlixBus international routes to and from the UK are to return. The London-Paris line is coming back, with overnight journeys available from 12 February, seven days a week, with an eight to nine hour travel time between the two capitals. A week later, day-time rides will return […]
A former Scottish operator who had applied for a new O licence has been referred by the Traffic Commissioner to Action Fraud – the government’s portal chasing down illegally-claimed Covid grants and loans. James Kilpatrick had applied last August for a new O licence, against a background of Public Inquiries into his repute, maintenance and […]