Wales issues road map to franchising
Welsh government is making a further move towards bus franchising. The country’s government has issued a report outlining how it aims to replace...
Organisations focus on safety after driver death
Trade union Unite has created a ‘road map’ intended to improve the safety of bus workers across Scotland. The safety campaign is launched in the...
Taskforce driving forward rural bus zero-emission transition
In an event hosted at the House of Commons, the CPT-led Rural Zero Emission Bus Taskforce (RZEBT) launched a report outlining how rural areas can...
CPT to host first North of England Ride & Drive
CPT’s inaugural North of England Ride and Drive in Newcastle is planned to take place on 9 March. This new event follows the success of CPT’s...
Reallocated HS2 funding ‘should not be a postcode lottery’...
Funding for bus services ‘should not be a postcode lottery based on the cancelled HS2 route’, according to the Confederation of Passenger...
CPT raises funds for RNLI
CPT has raised over £500 for Eastbourne RNLI. The CPT raised the funds at its South East and London Annual Dinner last autumn at the Grand Hotel in...
ABTOT extends agreement with CPT
ABTOT has extended its agreement to run Bonded Coach Holidays (BCH) as a tailored consumer protection scheme for the Confederation of Passenger...
New drivers qualify in Ember’s Jobcentre scheme
A scheme seeing electric coach operator Ember and Jobcentre Plus team up has resulted in two newly qualified drivers. The pair of freshly qualified...