The Confederation for Passenger Transport has warned that home to school services across England could be under threat once schools reopen unless the Government takes immediate action. In a letter to the schools minister, CPT has highlighted that, unless home to school payments continue during lockdown, many family-run operators will struggle to keep their businesses […]
The RHA has staged a second webinar to explain what it has planned for its RHA Coaches division, and the expertise it brings for future members. The event – with RHA MD Richard Smith, Membership Director, Phil Snowden and Technical Director, Paul Allera – briefed operators on the RHA’s current activities within haulage and other […]
It is with great regret that Bus and Coach Buyer must announce it is to suspend print publication for the next three issues. Under the new lockdown, we are aware of the difficulties that operators and suppliers face, and we feel it would be insensitive for our sales team to be making calls. We are […]
ShuttleID, the school bus pass and ticketing platform, has partnered with Pinpointers Vehicle Tracking to launch a low cost system to help smaller bus and coach operators become compliant with Bus Open Data regulation. The “Bus Open Data Package” is designed for operators who don’t have ETMs with Bus Open Data Service (BODS) compatible vehicle […]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) stages its second Coach division webinar this Thursday (7 January) as its heads towards launching a challenger trade association. The RHA had planned a coach division within its organisation before the situation last summer, which saw many coach operators disillusioned with the government response to the crisis in the industry […]
Neil Millington, the hugely popular former MD of Autosound, died of pneumonia on the afternoon of 16 December in ‘Jimmy’s’ Hospital in Leeds. He had been suffering reduced mobility since a fall earlier in the year and also had difficulties eating and drinking as a result of Kennedy’s disease. He had worked for Smith’s Industries […]
Two Department for Transport representatives found themselves in a war of words with operators in an on-line meeting this week (9 December) as they explained the Bus Open Data Service (BODS). The on-line forum which began with an explanation of how bus operators can contribute timetable, ticket and bus location data to BODS quickly transformed […]
In a new body blow, home-to-school operators are being told they must supply Bus Open Data from the end of this month, and the DfT is insisting on vehicle location data being supplied a week later. The BOD demand affects only home-to-school services which admit non-entitled pupils, for whom fares are paid. However, one H2S […]