Community Transport Week to begin on Monday 16 October
The first Community Transport Week will begin on Monday 16 October. It is being staged by the Community Transport Association…
12 Mellor Strata high-floor minibuses join Hull City Council fleet
Kingstown Works Ltd/Hull City Council have purchased 12 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters with Strata High Floor bodies, supplied by Mellor. The minibuses…
TfL extends London Dial-a-Ride hours as service usage grows
Transport for London (TfL) has extended the operating hours of its Dial-a-Ride accessible minibus service to midnight, seven days per…
PLS Motus lift brings ‘significant’ shift for coach accessibility
PLS will shortly debut two new passenger lift products, including what it says is a “significant advancement” for accessibility provision…
Bus Users UK calls for widespread coach and bus PSVAR reform
Bus Users UK has called for an overhaul of PSVAR. That includes expanding the Regulations to those small PCVs that…
PSVAR: What is required, and what is practical, are very different
Things that were going to kill off the coach industry: Compulsory seatbelts. Digital tachographs. Euro IV, V and then VI.…
Glen Valley Tours: ‘Can I cut a hole in the side of it?’
The COVID-19 pandemic provided a pause, giving many coach operators an opportunity to consider the future direction of the business.…
CPT underlines position on PSVAR changes in CfE response
The current scope of how PSVAR applies to the coach sector “results in enormous costs being incurred for very little…
UKCOA tables proposals in reply to PSVAR call for evidence
The UK Coach Operators Association (UKCOA) convened an online members’ meeting on 16 August, inviting members of the coach industry…
Hopes rise that review of PSVAR will see pragmatic conclusion
Hopes have risen of a pragmatic resolution to the otherwise unsolvable problem of PSVAR in the coach sector. That comes…
