Transdev-owned The Harrogate Bus Company is providing free passes for a group of specialist needs students and support staff who go by bus into town together each week as part of a travel training programme. The scheme is aimed at building the confidence of students at Harrogate’s Personalised Learning College in using public transport. The […]
FlixBus expects demand for its services to grow as Christmas gift shopping continues. FlixBus is increasing frequencies between England and Scotland, offering a service seven days a week between Edinburgh and London during the festive period. There is also one additional ride per day in each direction between Leicester and London. This year, its coaches […]
Bakers Dolphin says businesses in Bristol should consider running their own staff transport to cut carbon emissions and enable people to get into the city when Bristol’s Clean Air Zone is introduced in summer 2022. Bakers Dolphin has formed a corporate division aimed at supporting local businesses with its transport needs. It is able to […]
Stagecoach is offering commuters with so-called ‘hybrid working’ patterns a new flexible travel scheme in Kent and East Sussex. Bus passengers who travel less frequently will be able to purchase new ‘Flexi’ ticket bundles enabling them to choose what days to use their ticket. The scheme will benefit part-time workers or those who work from […]
Digital requirements for DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme are changing. Earned Recognition operators, or those seeking to join the scheme, will not need to have one single fully digital reporting system by 1 April 2022. The changes have been made following consultation with Earned Recognition members, operators outside the scheme and IT suppliers. From 1 April […]
Iveco is celebrating its 1,600,000th Daily to be produced at its assembly line at the Suzzara plant in Mantua, Italy. The milestone vehicle is the new Daily panel van, a 35C18H V, equipped with a 3.0-litre, 176-hp Euro VIE Heavy Duty diesel engine. The Daily is a popular basis for minibus conversions and Iveco produces […]
A national marketing campaign to promote coach travel is due for January 2022. Brought about by the efforts of CPT and its operators, it will include TV adverts promoting the industry. The campaign, called ‘Get Back On Board’, aims to promote travelling by coach around the UK and highlight the benefits of coach travel more […]
Padam Mobility and Surrey County Council have launch a new Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) service in West Leatherhead, Surrey. “Surrey Connect”, the Mole Valley’s new DRT is managed by Mole Valley District Council on behalf of Surrey County Council and comes into full operation after an extended test period started in May 2021. Currently, the […]