FirstGroup’s in-house claims handling team, Transportation Claims Ltd, has been shortlisted in the Counter Fraud Initiative of the Year category at the Post Magazine Insurance Fraud Awards 2015. It was nominated for an investigation into a series of accidents that helped saved insurance companies around £1.7m and resulted in the conviction of 15 people for […]
Lothian Buses has been an enthusiastic supporter of Edinburgh’s Doors Open Day, which gives the public the opportunity to explore some of Edinburgh’s most architecturally, culturally and socially significant buildings, for a number of years. Previously it has frequently featured a surprise vehicle to interest visitors and in 2015 went one better with two vehicles […]
Coatham Coaches has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter based EVM Elegance, powered by the Euro6 516 Cdi 163bhp common rail direct injection engine matched to a seven-speed G-Tronic automatic gearbox. It has 22 Comfort 80 seats, Eberspächer saloon air conditioning and a Mercedes-Benz Audio 10 upgraded entertainment package. It came with a full three […]
Parkers Executive Chauffeurs of Newcastle Upon Tyne has added the first extended Mercedes Benz 516 CDi Ferqui Soroco DL from Connaught PSV to its fleet. It is specified with 16 high back leather seats with two tables, an air conditioning system, double glazing, a DVD player with two drop down 18.5inch monitors, a fridge, curtains, […]
Leicester’s Woods Coaches has received the first of three Irizar i6s, with the other two due in October. The 13.2m 53-seaters join five other Irizars. The new tri-axle coaches have USB sockets on their PB seatbacks, overhead lockers, a twin monitor DVD system and a centre sunken toilet. They are powered by the Paccar DAF […]
To commemorate 30 years of the name Optare this year, the company is producing a number of 30th anniversary special edition MetroCity and Solo buses. To be produced until the end of 2015, the buses will feature special badging and a choice of interior options to customer requirements. Robert Drewery, Commercial Director, said, ‘We are […]
