Three Temsa HD13 additions for Turners Coachways fleet
Turners Coachways of Bristol has taken delivery of three Temsa HD13 coaches, supplied by Temsa Sales UK. Each is PSVAR…
Backhouse Jones: Going for gold…
Receiving a ‘call to Public Inquiry’ letter is the dread of every operator and with good reason given the very…
Is a PSVAR climbdown on in-scope, closed-door H2S in the offing?
A bugbear of PSVAR for many is how closed-door home-to-school (H2S) services where separate fares are charged fall within its…
Increase in ATF service fees sought by representative body
The Authorised Testing Facility Operators Association (ATFOA), which represents over 400 authorised testing facilities across the UK, is calling for…
Operators worry over Accessible Information and rail replacement
Smaller coach operators have expressed concern that rail replacement work will be within scope for Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information)…
Excelsior supports Dorset history project with London trip
Dorset-based Excelsior Coaches recently showed its support for a local history project when transporting workers and volunteers to a special…
NatEx adds 7,500 seats for May rail strike days
National Express will add 7,500 seats capacity to its network on 7-9 May to cater for expected higher patronage due…
Coach operators encouraged to fill in DfT biofuels survey
The UK Coach Operators Association (UKCOA) is encouraging operators to respond to a survey commissioned by the Department for Transport…
Industry-wide return to vehicle supply stability ‘still some way off’
Extended lead times for new coaches and buses are receding but an industry-wide return to pre-2020 levels of vehicle supply…
Heavy vehicle annual test pass certificates complete digital shift
DVSA has completed its move to digital MoT pass certificates as a default for heavy vehicle types, including coaches and…