Fuel prices are set to go up again, according to the Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA). Factors driving this increase include the civil unrest in Syria and Egypt, the reduction by one third in Libya’s oil exports and the demand for oil slowly returning to some Asian markets. The cost of Brent oil pushed through the […]
Portsmouth FC has chosen Lucketts Travel Group to provide transport for its supporters to away matches for the 2013/14 season. The family firm ran the contract for official travel last season. Match goers are picked up directly from Pompey’s Fratton Park home ground and taken directly to the away game. Costs to get to the […]
The biggest transport operation Chalkwell has ever been responsible for running was successfully completed recently. It involved carrying a total of 6,500 people in a once-in-four year’s international event. The occasion was an international jamboree for 5,500 Scouts and Guides, as well as a support team of 1,000. At one time during the event, held […]
Doctor Lynch of Batley, who fosters disabled children, has taken delivery of his third Excel minicoach conversion. Based on the extra long wheelbase version of the Fiat Ducato, it has nine seats, Unwin tracking for three wheelchairs, a wheelchair ramp, a fridge, a microwave, six double 24volt sockets, three 12volt sockets, a 19inch LCD screen, […]
Travellers Choice of Camforth, Lancashire, has upgraded its fleet with six Jonckheere bodied Volvos, two of which are 14m B13Rs and the rest are based on the B9R. The larger pair will be used on the company’s ski trips and feature 65 seats, a Euro5 13litre 460hp engine coupled to a 12-speed I-Shift gearbox, a […]
Johnson Bros of Worksop has taken the first wheelchair accessible Irizar i6 integral. The 12.9m, DAF powered coach has 57 seats, an automatic side mounted wheelchair lift and up to four wheelchair spaces complete with Unwin’s Quattro restraint system. It is also fitted with an air conditioning system and a sat nav. It is being […]
As part of its fleet replacement programme, London based Anderson Travel has acquired four Sitcar Beluga 3 midicoaches and four 12.2m VDL Bova Futura FHD2 coaches. The Belugas are based on the Mercedes-Benz 0816D chassis and are powered by Euro5 engines matched to Allison automatic transmissions. They have 25 Vogel Eco 040 leather seats, a […]
First has launched a new advertising campaign to deter antisocial behaviour and vandalism. New adverts are being fitted to the interior of its buses in Greater Glasgow to deter vandals. It has been designed to assure passengers that the company adopts a zero tolerance approach to any form of antisocial behaviour. The initiative follows a […]