Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is drawing up plans for charging diesel vehicles £10 for entering London’s proposed ultra-low emission zone set to come in by 2020, according to press reports. Only Euro6 vehicles will be exempt from the charge. Electric, hybrid and other zero emission vehicles are also expected to be exempt from the […]
megabus.com is to double the number of daily services between London and Barcelona via Paris and Toulouse following strong passenger demand during the first month of its new route. The new service, offering fares from just €1, began on 8 July and has already proved popular, with thousands of passengers having used it in the […]
Go-Ahead Group and GKN Plc have agreed a deal that will see the supply of electric flywheel systems to 500 buses over the next two years. The GKN Gyrodrive system is based on Formula One race technology developed in the UK. It is expected to help increase the efficiency of every bus to which it […]
400,000 discounted bus travel vouchers worth £1.2m are being delivered across Lanarkshire by First. The giveaway is the largest ever undertaken by First in Lanarkshire and is designed to encourage new passengers to take the bus and infrequent bus users to come onboard more often.
Plans have been announced for the 2015 UK Coach Awards competition, which will be formally launched at the beginning of the autumn. This will be the seventh annual staging of the scheme. The awards will remain dedicated to coach operators and their staff, with a variety of categories for people, projects and organisations. UK Coach […]
Prime Minister, David Cameron’s recent Government reshuffle has brought about some changes to the DfT. It saw the departure to the back benches of Stephen Hammond and a slight change in policy responsibilities. Baroness Kramer has retained policy responsibility for the bus and coach sector. Patrick McLoughlin remains as Secretary of State, with Robert Goodwill […]
The last of Plaxton’s Mercedes-Benz Vario chassised Cheetahs has left the Scarborough plant for its new home in Berwick upon Tweed. Perrymans Buses MD, Roddy Perryman, the vehicle’s new owner, visited Plaxton to personally collect the Cheetah where it was handed over by Area Sales Manager, Charlie Middleton and a number of the team who […]
Volvo Buses’ earnings have grown, according to its figures for the second quarter of 2014. Net sales in the period increased by 19% to SEK4,775m/£408.3m (Q2 2013: SEK4,008m/£343m). The company delivered 2,194 buses over the three months, compared to 2,050 units in the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 7%. Order intake in the […]