Driver screens released from Vision Systems
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vision Systems’ Safety Tech division has developed a protective glass for bus and coach drivers. The...
Zeelo now free to get coaches back on the road
Zeelo is to provide its technology for free to coach operators. The bus-sharing company aims to deliver safe transport to reduce the risk of...
Stagecoach sets out post-lockdown plan
Stagecoach has called for a joint strategy between industry and government to secure vital public transport networks out of the COVID-19 lockdown and...
‘Coaching is a leisure industry’: trade associations
Trade associations representing thousands of tourist businesses, together with the Local Government Association, have written to the Chancellor of...
£60k life assurance payments demanded for bus staff
Trade union Unite has demanded the extension of the £60,000 life assurance payment for the families of UK’s bus workers. This would give the...
UK Bus Awards cancelled
The UK Bus Awards has been cancelled for 2020, but is set to run again in 2021. The only independent awards, the UKBA is the sister event of the UK...
Citaro converted into COVID-19 carrier
Daimler Buses has converted a Mercedes-Benz Citaro into a special vehicle for the transfer of COVID-19 patients. Converted at the...
Drivers included in new test scheme
The government has included public transport drivers in its latest phase of testing, with self-tests and drive-through testing theoretically...