Richard Austin has joined the Bus and Coach team at Scania GB as Regional Account Manager covering the North and North West of the UK. In previous roles, Richard was joint Managing Director at a coach operator and has been a Fleet Service Manager for the last four years for Happy Days and Leons. Both are […]
Tom Weber is justifiably proud of the 2004 Dennis Trident standing outside the Grant Palmer depot in Flitwick, Bedfordshire. The paintwork is immaculate, the blue and black colour scheme striking and classy… and the name on the side is Tom’s. In a few weeks, the ‘decker will make its first run with Tom at the […]
Minis to Midis has been placed in administration, with rumours of a new owner taking on the dealership. Adrian Graham of Graywoods was appointed as administrator of the company on 1 August 2018. A statement on the dealership’s website said: “The affairs, business and property of the Company are being managed by the Administrator who […]
Coach operators are finally waking up to the problems Clean Air Zones will cause them, says Ian Luckett. “I think it’s dawning on them that this isn’t just a problem in London. So far, five towns and cities are named but it’s clear it could be as many as 45,” he tells Bus & Coach […]
Despite the UK seemingly on the path to leave the EU, the government has made a commitment to keep the requirement of the Drivers Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) for PCV and lorry drivers. Currently, professional drivers, with some exceptions, must pass an initial CPC test (unless they have acquired rights), valid for five […]
The manager of CTOs FACT, HACT and ESACT, Jo Philpott, has been forced to resign her position after a damning report from Cambridgeshire County Council The report (B&CB 1490, 27 July) highlighted significant failings on the part of the council and the CTOs.The £170,000 forensic accountancy report had revealed false claims of the CTOs being registered […]
In addition to the opening of the coach park over the same weekend as the town’s annual Air Show, Blackpool Transport will be trialling a free ‘Park & Glide’ service which will transfer passengers to the Starr Gate tram stop where they will be able to buy discounted travel tickets. The coach park is monitored […]
