Irizar (UK) is to offer a lifeline to operators of Euro V Integral coaches, making them usable without a fee in the London ULEZ being phased-in from next April. The London Ultra Low Emissions Zone, and Clean Air Zones proposed in towns and cities across the country have had a knock-on effect: they have devalued […]
Budget express coach operator megabus.com is celebrating its 15th birthday. The Stagecoach-owned operator started in Scotland with three coaches, and claimed it transformed the market by lowering fares and allowing people to book in advance online. Fares were based on a pricing model followed by low-cost airlines, with ultra-low lead-in fares which rose in price. Today, […]
Richard Austin has joined the Bus and Coach team at Scania GB as Regional Account Manager covering the North and North West of the UK. In previous roles, Richard was joint Managing Director at a coach operator and has been a Fleet Service Manager for the last four years for Happy Days and Leons. Both are […]
Minis to Midis has been placed in administration, with rumours of a new owner taking on the dealership. Adrian Graham of Graywoods was appointed as administrator of the company on 1 August 2018. A statement on the dealership’s website said: “The affairs, business and property of the Company are being managed by the Administrator who […]
Despite the UK seemingly on the path to leave the EU, the government has made a commitment to keep the requirement of the Drivers Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) for PCV and lorry drivers. Currently, professional drivers, with some exceptions, must pass an initial CPC test (unless they have acquired rights), valid for five […]
The manager of CTOs FACT, HACT and ESACT, Jo Philpott, has been forced to resign her position after a damning report from Cambridgeshire County Council The report (B&CB 1490, 27 July) highlighted significant failings on the part of the council and the CTOs.The £170,000 forensic accountancy report had revealed false claims of the CTOs being registered […]
In addition to the opening of the coach park over the same weekend as the town’s annual Air Show, Blackpool Transport will be trialling a free ‘Park & Glide’ service which will transfer passengers to the Starr Gate tram stop where they will be able to buy discounted travel tickets. The coach park is monitored […]
The news was announced in its half-yearly report, where it achieved record Group statutory half-year profit before tax of £80.1m, up 24% (see page 8 for more on these results). Its launch would follow similar ventures launched by Arriva (Arriva Click in Kent and more recently Liverpool), CityMapper in London and Oxford Bus Company’s PickMeUp […]