Bombshell bursts during Vere meeting
News that the Cabinet Office had done a U-turn on restarting tours interrupted an on-line meeting with Transport Minister Baroness Vere. The Zoom...
Ministers hear coach plight evidence
At the coach evidence session for the Transport Select Committee, chaired by Huw Merriman, MPs were told that as many as 40% of coach operators could...
Construction starts on Sprint priority bus route
Construction work is underway on the Sprint bus route designed to deliver improved journey times and more reliable services linking Walsall,...
CPT announces UK Bus & Coach conference
CPT is inviting members to its UK Bus & Coach conference, which is taking place online on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 January 2021. With the...
Extra support for England’s buses
England’s bus and tram services will receive extra support worth up to £256 million. The extra funding is to help them ramp-up services ahead of...
MPs expect to talk coach support with Baroness Vere
MPs who have been pushing for a coach industry support package have been given a meeting on Thursday 13 August with Baroness Vere, according to Jenna...
Don’t let up – you have momentum
As I stood on a pedestrian bridge shooting pictures of the Honk for Hope London demonstration, I began recognising faces behind the wheel. I was not...
Ten-year-old tyre ban welcomed
New rules have been put in place making it illegal to fit tyres aged ten years or older to the front wheels of lorries, buses and coaches, and all...