Despite high concern from MPs for the coach sector, no sector specific support for the industry was confirmed during a Government debate yesterday (10 December 2020). However, the conversation on the topic is still ongoing, according to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Rachel Maclean. The Westminster Hall debate was lead by Grahame Morris, MP […]
Coaches are due to be debated at 3pm today in Parliament. Heading the debate will be Labour MP for Easington, Grahame Morris, who has spearheaded MP’s push for greater financial support for the sector. Speaking to Bus and Coach Buyer, Grahame said: “The basic problem is, in the public generally, people do not appreciate the […]
Two Department for Transport representatives found themselves in a war of words with operators in an on-line meeting this week (9 December) as they explained the Bus Open Data Service (BODS). The on-line forum which began with an explanation of how bus operators can contribute timetable, ticket and bus location data to BODS quickly transformed […]
Last Wednesday’s briefing with project leaders from Bus Open Data Service was only inches short of a car crash. We have covered this here and here. In my conversations with CPT members and staff, I am aware that, although the CPT was caught out by the sudden inclusion of registered home-to-school services in BODS – […]
Scottish coach companies and tour operators are to receive a share of £6m. The money has been made available through a new £185 million package of targeted coronavirus (COVID-19) support. The package was announced by Scotland’s Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes. Businesses can expect to apply for all the new grant schemes in January. CPT Chief […]
Morley and Outwood MP, Andrea Jenkyns, has met with bus and coach insurance broker, McCarron Coates, to listen to the concerns of campaigners asking for support for the coach sector. McCarron Coates welcomed Andrea Jenkyns to its offices to provide a briefing about their high-impact ‘Wish You Could Hear’ campaign, created to support in-crisis coach […]
Cardiff-based Adventure Travel is asking passengers and colleagues to nominate a local good cause to become its inaugural ‘Charity of the Year’ and with it, its own dedicated bus throughout 2021. Adventure Travel, formerly NAT Group, is to put nominations into an online vote for the public to choose the winner by 22 January. The […]
Stagecoach revenue has fallen from £800.2m in October 2019 to £454.6m in the same period this year, according to its latest financial results. The operator’s interim results for the half-year ending 31 October 2020 showed a decline in pre-tax profits to £5.4m from last year’s figure of £65.9m. This is a 91% decrease. Stagecoach is […]