The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has confirmed the introduction of the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). It will launch in central London on 7 September 2020. It is intended to significantly improving air quality and help to protect the health of Londoners. It will require vehicles travelling in the Congestion Charge Zone […]
Arriva has launched 17 new MAX branded buses on the 202/203 service between Huddersfield, Mirfield, Dewsbury, White Rose Shopping Centre and Leeds. The ADL Enviro 400s feature E-leather seating with headrests, free wi-fi, journey planning technology and satellite tracking. Titan the robot introduced the £3.7m new vehicle investment to the public at the White Rose […]
Arriva Yorkshire’s ‘Arriva Angels’ team have been handing out Easter treats to passengers and making customers aware of the operator’s app technology. The company is celebrating the half a million milestone mark of downloads of its mobile app. The app is said to be the first national mobile application to provide journey planning, real time […]
A UK consortium led by Wrightbus and including Magtec, Chargemaster and Cambridge University is to carry out research in ways to develop a common platform to power Ultra Low Emission (ULE) buses. The three year venture will utilise market leading technology to research, design and integrate pioneering charging concepts and produce a system suitable for […]
DVLA has introduced two new services. The first one allows motor traders to tell DVLA that they have bought or taken a vehicle in part exchange. Go to www.gov.uk/motor-traders-sale-vehicle to try this. It is available Monday to Saturday, 08.00 to 18.00. The other lets both motor traders and customers take a registration number off a […]
RATP Group owned Bath Bus Company has added more buses to double the frequency of its Air Deckers A4 Airport service from Bath to Bristol Airport to every 30 minutes during the day time. The service also serves Saltford, Keynsham and South Bristol on a route which takes advantage of bus priorities and dual carriageways […]
Winners of the government’s Community Transport Minibus Fund have been announced. Visit www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418550/community-minibus-successful-bidders.csv/preview to see the list. The £25m fund is intended to support the community transport sector in providing vital services to communities which may not be serviced by a commercial bus service.
Stephen Morris is stepping down as Bus Users’ Deputy Chief Executive at the end of March. Stephen was brought in to Bus Users in 2000, specifically to turn the organisation’s newsletter into a published magazine. He became increasingly involved in policy issues and day-to-day management and joined the full time staff in 2007, helping to […]