McCarron Coates is offering the industry some tough love in the form of a consumer survey. The coach insurance broker has commissioned a consumer research survey, which it says suggests the coach sector needs to act fast, change its thinking and marketing strategies and align itself with what the current customer wants, if it is […]
Transdev-owned Team Pennine is running a boosted service between Halifax and Rochdale. The operator only used to run the route on Sundays, but is now taking on all the weekday journeys as well, with a new timetable featuring departures every hour Monday to Saturday, and four trips each way on Sunday. The bus firm is […]
Gillingham’s Hollands and Blair FC football school for under four-, five- and six-year-olds is being sponsored by The Kings Ferry. Part of National Express Transport Solutions, the operator will be the main sponsor for the school in the upcoming season following a £2,000 donation. The money will be used to buy new kits and equipment. […]
UKCOA has created a template letter for its members to request an increase in fuel duty rebate as the industry is hit by rising fuel prices. The letter asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider a further increase in Fuel Duty Rebate to 15p per litre for coach services that operate scheduled services as […]
Go-Ahead-owned Carousel Buses is once again running its Heathrow Airport service, providing a link for workers and passengers on the A40 corridor. It has partnered with Heathrow Airport again to extend the Chiltern Hundreds 102 service to reintroduce direct links between High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Gerrards Cross and Uxbridge and the airport. The service includes very […]
Over 70 companies have already confirmed their presence at the 14th edition of the International Bus and Coach Fair, FIAA 2022. The event is to be held in Pavilion 9 of the IFEMA MADRID Fair Complex from 18 to the 21 October, with 21,600m2 of contracted surface area so far. Among the vehicle manufacturers confirming […]
Arriva bus drivers in Essex and Kent are balloting for strike action over low pay. The 800 drivers being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay belong to trade union Unite. The ballot closes on Friday 12 August and if the workers vote for industrial action then strikes could begin before the end […]
Leeds City Council has taken delivery of ten accessible Class B Mellor Orions. The new buses join a fleet of 20 Mellor vehicles already in service with the Council. The 16-seater Orions will be deployed across Leeds City Council’s region, providing school and adult services for its communities. Orion’s signature low-floor design allows for easy […]