Further pressure has been mounted on the government to support the coach industry during the coronavirus crisis. Trade associations representing thousands of tourist businesses, together with the Local Government Association (LGA), have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking him to urgently change civil servants’ interpretation of his Coronavirus Business Rates Relief Scheme. The […]
Trade union Unite has demanded the extension of the £60,000 life assurance payment for the families of UK’s bus workers. This would give the employees’ families a similar payment as that announced for NHS and social care staff. The call from the trade union follows the deaths of at least 34 transport workers because of […]
Daimler AG has reported a 17% decrease in total unit sales in the quarter ended 31 March 2020. It apportioned the fall to the global spread of the coronavirus. Net profit was €168m (Q1 2019: €2,149m) in the first quarter of 2020. The Daimler Trucks & Buses division showed a decrease in unit sales of […]
The UK Bus Awards has been cancelled for 2020, but is set to run again in 2021. The only independent awards, the UKBA is the sister event of the UK Coach Awards, also cancelled for 2020. “We recently sought the views of all our Sponsors, Patrons and other Stakeholders about holding our usual annual Industry […]
Claire Walters of Bus Users UK has written a letter to Under Secretary of State, Luke Hall, to gain support for the coach industry. In the letter, Claire expressed concern on behalf of passengers that the country’s 30,000 coaches were not being considered as part of the leisure industry, therefore not entitling them to government […]
Transport Museum Wythall is offering virtual tours. The Museum’s income comes from special themed open days and its regular opening schedule, with additional donations and legacies enabling it to restore the vehicles in its collection. However, lockdown restrictions have put the Museum’s future in jeopardy, with bills still to pay. So to help keep it […]
SME lender, Simply, has helped Swanage Taxis Ltd, operating as Linkrider Coaches, restructure its finance agreements to ensure it can weather the current COVID-19 situation and continue trading. Linkrider Coaches is a family-run firm that provides student and private coach hire services to the south coast. Established 35 years ago as Swanage Taxis, it has […]
Coach operators have held a demonstration in Dresden to draw attention to their threatened situation due to the coronavirus restrictions, according to press reports from the country. Similar to the UK, German operators are off the roads due to the coronavirus pandemic. The demonstration saw 50 coaches parade to the state parliament, where they delivered […]