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...
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...
Welsh government to provide £120m of bus support
The Welsh Government has today announced that it will protect revenue support for the nation’s bus network as part of its draft Budget...
Driver CPC changes – a missed opportunity?
Following a consultation that ran earlier this year, the government has announced its recommendations for changing the Driver Certificate of...