An audit of community transport organisation, the Accessible Transport Group (ATG), which went into receivership last March, reveals that there was no record of vehicle safety checks and DBS checks were not done. ATG, which ran 600 vehicles on Section 19 and 22 ‘not for profit’ permits, carrying more than 2,000 school children on more […]
BusyBus owner Peter Rosenfeld has initiated a ‘class action’ against Ford, alleging his Transit minibuses were unfit for sale, and is urging other operators to join the legal challenge. The Cheshire minibus specialist whose woes prompted our feature in issue 1563 is working with transport law firm Fieldfisher LLP to launch a Group Litigation, which […]
Westminster City Council is closing coach parking bays on Horseferry Road, close to the Houses of Parliament. The move follows warnings in summer last year that it would take such drastic action due to coach drivers leaving their vehicles idling while parked in the spaces. After complaints persisted and calls to work together on anti-idling […]
Transport for London has created a new, simple guide explaining the new LEZ area, which takes effect in October. This guide also contains an explanation of the Direct Vision Standard as it applies to HGVs – though a similar standard may be on its way for buses. Feel free to print this PDF document for […]
It takes some bottle to hand in your notice on a £40,000-a-year salaried job and dive into coach tours to make a living. If we’re to believe many pundits, there are thin margins and a lot of stress in running a tour programme, with or without owning coaches. That said, there are a few well-known […]
Kent-based Carol Peters Travel has gone into receivership, with the loss of all jobs. Run by Peter and Carol Howe, the Isle of Thanet company had been established for 24 years and ran day trips, short breaks and coach hire from its Manston base. It had offices at Deal and Westgate-on-Sea. The company had been […]
Weavaway Travel is investing over £1.4million in six Scania K320-based MOBIpeople Explorer coaches for the coming year. The drive for PSVAR specification vehicles led the operator’s Simon Weaver to review his fleet requirements. The combination of Scania’s known driveline and dealer support plus the proven track record of the MOBIpeople Explorer since its UK launch […]
