‘100% PSVAR compliance was never the end solution’
I have just read the article highlighting operators that are angry having invested heavily in PSVAR, and I don’t blame them. However…
For me, the...
‘The whole thing is a mess, and there is plenty of blame to go...
I thought Stuart Render’s article regarding PSVAR was very good and explained the current position, however if I had spent a considerable amount of...
PSVAR becomes divisive as exemptions extended
The government has announced the schedule of the next set of PSVAR exemptions. But instead of levelling out the PSVAR landscape, the move is...
Bus Users UK launch ‘accessibility audit’ for coach and bus operators
Bus Users UK, a registered charity that campaigns for inclusive and accessible transport, is launching an 'accessibility audit' for coach and bus operators.
Undertaken in...
Accessible coach holidays: An untapped market?
routeone speaks to coach tour operators about their experience of running wheelchair accessible holidays, including is there a demand for them and the practicalities
Last...
Accessible journeys: Are the facilities there for coaches?
As the pressure to increase PSVAR compliance across home-to-school fleets continues, we look at how well equipped tour destinations are for accessible coaches
Coach operators...
M&M Staffing: Coach accessibility and inclusivity at its heart
M&M Staffing did not come into the coach industry via what may be considered a usual route. The Essex business began around 18 years...
Koller offers ‘strongest in world’ wheelchair and user restraints
Wheelchair accessible vehicle products specialist Koller has completed testing that it says demonstrates its restraints are “the strongest in the world” in exceeding the...
Transport Service Solutions takes three Mellor Orion buses
Middlewich-based demand responsive transport (DRT) operator Transport Service Solutions (TSS) has taken three custom-configured Mellor Orions, supplied by Mellor's partner, Enterprise.
The Orions will trade...
Hidral Gobel: An eye on the now and the future of coach PSVAR
Passenger lifts are a point of importance for the coach industry as it grapples not only with PSVAR in its current form, but also...
Steve Jackson back to Wrightbus as UK Sales Manager
Wrightbus has appointed Steve Jackson as UK Sales Manager. It represents a return to the Ballymena bus builder after almost five years away for...
