Government announces Christmas transport measures

As the Government announces a series of measures focused on minimising disruption and helping people travel safely over the Christmas period, Sire Peter Hendy has been appointed as the transport tsar. The Government is also working closely with transport operators to establish priority areas for testing of workers, to maintain and maximise services. Transport Secretary, […]

It started with a Chevrolet: Dudleys, from start to finish

The business was started by Chris’s father, Ernie Dudley, a motor mechanic, in July 1938. He had completed an apprenticeship with the Austin dealers, Morralls of Evesham, and subsequently worked for Ford dealers, Coulters, which explained his preference for the Ford brand in the early years. It wasn’t initially a coach business but a retail […]

Wrightsure offers ‘bonding’ alternative

The UK’s largest independent insurance broker to the UK coach and bus industry, Wrightsure, has reassured operators with a tour offering that its specialist surety insurers continue to provide consumer protection packages. Some ‘bonding’ schemes are now closing their books, having been exposed heavily during the pandemic, but Wrightsure says its insurance products are still […]

Bridging the gap

The hard fact is, buses are proportionately more involved in bridge strikes than trucks, and it’s time to do more to prevent them, says Senior Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney. Stone King’s ‘Bridge Strike Awareness’ even brought together bus operators and a number of experts from academia and from National Rail to find out what’s happening, […]

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