At the coach evidence session for the Transport Select Committee, chaired by Huw Merriman, MPs were told that as many as 40% of coach operators could become insolvent when repayment of CBILS loans begin in June. Three coach operators and Graham Vidler, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, set out in black and […]
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) are introducing additional charging options for its electric buses. In addition to AC plug charging, all of the partnership’s zero-emission buses can now be specified with DC sockets, while double-deckers also have the option of roof-mounted connector rails for OppCharge pantographs. As standard, the BYD ADL Enviro200EV single-deck […]
Coach operator and hotel owner, Daish’s Holidays, is reporting an influx of bookings. The company’s bookings from 17 May, when indoor hospitality is planned to resume in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, are up 495% on the same period in 2019. The May date is also when the operator plans to re-open its portfolio […]
Organisers of the Bus Driver of the Year (BDoY) competition have cancelled the event for the second year in succession. However, a date for 2022 is confirmed. The Covid-19 pandemic meant the 2020 National Final could not go ahead and the ongoing uncertainty regarding social distancing together with the challenges faced by the industry has […]
Coach operators have been named by trade union Unite as it makes unsafe-practice claims about a replacement bus service in Manchester. Go North West is attempting to repel claims by trade union Unite that a replacement service network it has put in place is operating in breach of safety regulations. The move is the latest […]
Bus and coach insurance specialist, McCarron Coates, is taking its ‘Wish You Could Hear’ campaign to the next stage, as it directs a ‘Take No Interest’ message towards Britain’s finance companies. The insurance broking business is calling on coach-sector finance companies, and the Government if they will not act voluntarily, to do the right thing […]
Some operators in Scotland are to benefit from a share of £40.5m of investment as part of the second round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme (SULEBS). This is the largest investment yet through the SULEBS programme, and will support operators in replacing 215 diesel buses with new battery-electric models. This is an increase […]
Trade exhibition Busworld Europe 2021 has been cancelled. Uncertainty brought about by the pandemic is behind the cancellation. A statement from the organiser said: “Although the prospects were positive in the beginning of the year, the promised speed of the vaccination campaigns, especially in Europe, were not met at all. And since the preparations to […]