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Help and legal advice
Here you can find links to relevant legislation, websites, current topics and download fact sheets, posters, plus other information we have produced that is helpful to operators and drivers. Most of the links will allow you to view/download a PDF; others will direct you to an external website.LEGAL ADVICE
- FREE and discounted legal advice in a deal provided by Squire Sanders Click here
Operations
- Keep your operation legal - view/download the CPT Compliance poster Download
- Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) poster, which services are eligible and how to go about claiming Download
- routeone Costings Table, a spreadsheet to help you price jobs, sponsored by Distinctive Systems Download
- OCRS – Operator Compliance Risk Score – What it is and how it works Download
- OCRS – Detailed Q&A factsheet Download
London
- Operating coaches in London, the current guidelines Download
- Low Emission Zone (LEZ), the official site www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez
Vehicles
Drivers
- Blind and partially sighted passengers, tips for bus drivers Download
- Illegal immigrants, advice for coach operators Download
- VOSA fixed penalty system, overview of roadside fines for PCV drivers and vehicle immobilisation Download
- Legal requirements at sporting events, Traffic Commissioners’ guidance about taking people to football matches Download
- Driver CPC, requirements for all PCV drivers Download
- Safe and Responsible Driving (Cat D licences) - official DSA standards for coach and bus drivers Download
- Official VOSA rules on drivers' hours and tachographs Download
- Explanation of drivers’ hours, as A4-size handouts Download
- Explanation of drivers’ hours as an A2-size poster Download
Breaking news
Fatal crash in French Alps
16/4/13
A coach, operated by Classic Coaches of Co. Durham towing a trailer, crashed at 1330hrs today (16 April) killing the driver
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Optare wins 20 EV bus order
12/4/13
Optare has won the UK’s largest order for battery-electric buses - with a £4m order from Nottingham City Council for 20 buses.
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First sells London for £80m
9/4/13
First has sold its eight London depots for £80m. Five go to Metroline and three to Australian firm Transit Systems Group.
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Panther bears 'cub'
4/4/13
Plaxton is entering the market for premium mid-sized coaches with a 10.8m Panther to be launched at the UK Coach Rally on 20/21 April.
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Selwyns is sold to French
18/3/13
French-owned RATP has bought Selwyns Travel of Manchester for an undisclosed sum. It employs 200 staff and runs 90 vehicles.
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TC makes Arriva run for free
21/2/13
Two Arriva Derby evening routes to be run for free for 12 months, after Public Inquiry where TC Beverley Bell hears of failures to run services
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First places 464 bus order
14/2/13
In a £76m investment, for 2013/14, all buses - mostly from ADL, Wrightbus and Opatre - will have leather seats and Wi-Fi.
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Parrys to close at year end
7/2/13
Multi-award-winning Parrys International is to close its doors at the end of the year, with founder and owner Dave Parry retiring.
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Rotala buys parts of First
24/1/13
First has sold its Kidderminster and Redditch operations to Rotala for £1.5m. The deal includes two freehold depots and 36 vehicles.
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Fatal crash in French Alps
16/4/13
A coach, operated by Classic Coaches of Co. Durham towing a trailer, crashed at 1330hrs today (16 April) killing the driver
Read More...
Optare wins 20 EV bus order
12/4/13
Optare has won the UK’s largest order for battery-electric buses - with a £4m order from Nottingham City Council for 20 buses.
Read More...
First sells London for £80m
9/4/13
First has sold its eight London depots for £80m. Five go to Metroline and three to Australian firm Transit Systems Group.
Read More...
Panther bears 'cub'
4/4/13
Plaxton is entering the market for premium mid-sized coaches with a 10.8m Panther to be launched at the UK Coach Rally on 20/21 April.
Read More...
Selwyns is sold to French
18/3/13
French-owned RATP has bought Selwyns Travel of Manchester for an undisclosed sum. It employs 200 staff and runs 90 vehicles.
Read More...
TC makes Arriva run for free
21/2/13
Two Arriva Derby evening routes to be run for free for 12 months, after Public Inquiry where TC Beverley Bell hears of failures to run services
Read More...
First places 464 bus order
14/2/13
In a £76m investment, for 2013/14, all buses - mostly from ADL, Wrightbus and Opatre - will have leather seats and Wi-Fi.
Read More...
Parrys to close at year end
7/2/13
Multi-award-winning Parrys International is to close its doors at the end of the year, with founder and owner Dave Parry retiring.
Read More...
Rotala buys parts of First
24/1/13
First has sold its Kidderminster and Redditch operations to Rotala for £1.5m. The deal includes two freehold depots and 36 vehicles.
Read More...
