The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has cut 5p/litre from fuel duty as diesel prices stabilise but remain very high. Alongside the fuel duty reduction, Sunak raised the National Insurance threshold by £3,000 a year and said there would be a future 1p reduction in income tax. With the annual inflation rate at 6.2% and rising fast, […]
The CPT CoachMarque Conference returns to the Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport Hotel this on 10 and 11 April. The first in-person conference in two years, it will welcome back members, suppliers, and other coach operators from across the country, to share best practice and of course look at the road ahead. The conference is […]
The introduction of the Sigma range has transformed Mellor into a full , single-deck electric bus supplier and , for the first time, potential customers got to experience the new buses first-hand. Offering tailorable options at 7m, 8m, 9m, 10m, 11m and 12-metre lengths, with one or two doors and in both right and left-hand […]
Oxford Bus Company has announced it is increasing the frequency of its Airline service to Heathrow after all UK entry restrictions ended. The luxury airline coach service provides connectivity between Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and Oxford and High Wycombe. Current patronage has increased to 60% of pre-pandemic levels, its highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Trade bodies in the bus and coach industry have got together to issue a joint statement concerning fuel prices. The issuing of the statement follows a meeting by the organisations yesterday (21 March 2022) to discuss the issue. The statement said: “As we approach the Spring Statement, the coach industry is coming together to ask […]
Go North East has been named a winner at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Annual Awards for Excellence awards. The Go-Ahead-owned operator fought off stiff competition from fellow finalists TfL and Reading Buses to win the award for Passenger Transport Excellence. More than 300 guests gathered for the awards ceremony, held at […]
Joey Liversidge from Huddersfield-based Stotts Coaches has been crowned National Express ‘Driver of the Year’. He took the title after swapping his uniform for race overalls at the PalmerSport track in Bedford to fight off competition from 20 other National Express coach drivers at the annual Driver of the Year showdown. The Driver of the […]
Switch Mobility has held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the upcoming creation of its new manufacturing facility in Valladolid, Spain. The ceremony was attended by Raquel Sanchez Jimenez, Hon. Minister for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda; Alfonso Fernandez Mañueco, President of the Region of Castilla y León and Oscar Puente, Mayor of Valladolid. The foundation […]