Not dead but resting
Plaxton, as a coach brand, possibly faces a long road back to production should it decide, in 2026, that it wants to build coaches again. Alexander...
A glimpse of the future
It was a pleasure to be at the CPT’s 50th anniversary conference, and not only hear a range of excellent speakers (reported in this issue) but to...
Get a grip on PSVAR, Minister
Exactly the form that PSVAR takes when the Minister finally decides next year is uncertain, but my strong feeling is that it will be a...
Goodbye, Touromo
I can’t let the news of National Express ditching its Touromo grouping without passing comment, not least because many people will think it was...
Does PSVAR really work for coaches?
The Department for Transport has issued a Call for Evidence into the PSVAR regulation, drafted 25 years ago. I very strongly urge all coach...
Challenging times
An interesting report landed on my desk which should be ringing some early warning bells for the industry. The EU will have no new ICE cars for sale...
Fuel’s errand?
A very interesting statistic came my way a couple of weeks ago; that if the Chancellor dropped 10p per litre tax on road fuels, the cost to the...
Air chaos bonus?
It’s good to see so many coaches on the roads as spring gives way to summer, with touring having picked up and, as Marksman reports in On Target,...