DVSA traffic examiners are to be given new powers to issue on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the last 28 days. In a single roadside check, the Agency’s traffic examiners will be able to issue fines for up to five drivers’ hours offences. It means fines of up to £1,500 in a […]
Durham based European Travel Group, which owns several coach companies across the north east of England, is set to purchase a new head office. The move is to see it incorporate all trading companies and store the group’s coaches. The development is being made possible after receiving nearly £900,000 from Santander Corporate & Commercial. European […]
Carousel Buses’ agreement with Arriva to jointly run the One service on the High Wycombe, Amersham and Chesham corridor is to end. A message on the Go-Ahead Group owned operator’s website said: “We regret to inform our customers that Arriva have advised us that they do not wish to continue the agreement that currently exists […]
One problem with aligning yourself with a prestige brand is that, by association, you will have to match its customer’s expectations. Mercedes-Benz is one such brand, and known for its understandable wariness of allowing coachbuilders and converters to take an angle grinder and welding torch to its vans and chassis. Of course, anyone can, but […]
Apologies to Tubeway Army for the headline, but the question should really be ‘Is electric our friend?’ And the answer is ‘yes.’ My visit a couple of weeks ago to the Cenex LCV2017 event at Millbrook – where vehicle activity is so secretive, you usually have to have a sticker put over the lens of […]
Bicester based Castle Minibus has launched a campaign aiming to make all drivers of vehicles with over eight passengers required to pass their full D1 driver training test. The Greater Than 8 safety initiative has been launched with an online petition to Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport. The D1 licence was introduced […]
A response has been made by the Association of Transport Coordinating Officers (ATCO) to the DfT’s recent guidance issued on Section 19 and 22 operators (see B&CB’s special report on this in issue 1442, 11 August 2017). ATCO brings together local authority staff members that are responsible for passenger transport. Its advice into the situation […]
Lucketts Travel has confirmed that the first coach for Portsmouth FC away game matches will be wheelchair accessible. The Fareham based operator is the official away fans’ travel provider, having provided transport for Pompey supporters for many seasons and is also a sponsor. MD of Lucketts Travel, Tony Lawman, said: “Portsmouth fans are a passionate […]