C&G Coach Services takes Totalkare mobile brake tester
C&G Coach Services of Chatteris has taken delivery of mobile brake tester equipment from Totalkare. The operator says that by bringing brake testing in...
DVSA ‘keen’ on long-term horizon for vehicle test availability
Achieving longer-term visibility of heavy vehicle test availability for Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) and operators alike is something that DVSA is “keen to look...
DVSA Earned Recognition: What’s it like being a member?
The DVSA Earned Recognition (ER) scheme has proved popular among coach and bus operators. In early December, 81 of the 346 O-Licences that have...
Traffic Commissioners’ position on virtual hearings clarified
Traffic Commissioners (TCs) will retain the option to hold some Public Inquiries and driver conduct hearings via virtual methods, but reissued guidance from Senior...
Roy Brown’s Coaches O-Licence revocation leads to TM ban
Builth Wells based Nigel Wynn Brown, trading as Roy Brown’s Coaches, was disqualified for five years from holding or obtaining a PSV O-Licence and...
Heavy vehicle testing crisis: What is DVSA doing about it?
Obtaining vehicle test appointments has become a point of major concern for many operators. Complaints in some regions have been common for years, but...
Remote downloads as Passenger Plus looks to ER application
Passenger Plus is a further coach operator to have signalled an aspiration to join the DVSA Earned Recognition scheme, with Managing Director Mark Drury...
DVSA seeks operators for heavy vehicle testing focus groups
DVSA is seeking operators to participate in a series of focus group events that it will hold as part of its ongoing work to...
Webinar: NEW employment law rules, the END of furlough & SSP, and more HR...
NEW employment law rules, the END of furlough & SSP, and more HR updates
The government has now closed many of its COVID assistance schemes,...
Alpine Travel looks to Earned Recognition with TruTac systems
Alpine Travel is monitoring drivers’ tachograph compliance and their time and attendance with TruTac products ahead of a planned application to join DVSA’s Earned...
New leadership appointments at Stagecoach Manchester
Stagecoach Manchester has announced a number of promotions across its Greater Manchester depots.
They include Zachary McAskill and Gary Banks, who have been named Operations...
