Campaign to bar schools from using Section 19 permits accelerates
A campaign to end the operation of minibuses by schools and colleges using Section 19 permits is gaining political backing…
Connexions Buses, Ellisons Travel latest to join Earned Recognition
Connexions Buses and Ellisons Travel are further PSV operators to be accredited by DVSA as members of its Earned Recognition…
Six-minute window of bus punctuality tolerance: Time for TCs to act
In their 2018-19 Annual Report to the Secretary of State for Transport, the Traffic Commissioners (TCs) observed that the six-minute…
Ardent ClearConnect hearing loop meets Accessible Info Regs
Ardent has introduced what the supplier says is an innovative induction hearing loop system called ClearConnect. It enables deaf users…
Williams Coaches gains Earned Recognition status
Williams Coaches has become the first privately owned coach operator in Wales to gain DVSA Earned Recognition status. The Brecon-based…
Fitting a wheel correctly: Don’t underestimate its importance
A correctly fitted wheel will never come loose – a statement that was drummed into me over my years at…
TC ‘dismay’ at coach fire for operator subject to delayed revocation
Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the West of England Kevin Rooney (pictured, above) was “dismayed” to hear that a coach owned…
Smart tachograph version 2: International retrofit warning sounded
Coach operators that travel internationally and which need to retrofit vehicles with smart tachograph version 2 units by 31 December…
Fees charged by DVSA form part of independent review work
Efficiency benefits, fee levels, and savings in resource departmental expenditure limits are part of a wide-reaching independent review of DVSA…
Heavy vehicle testing reform for ER members needs more work
Any reform of the heavy vehicle testing regime for operators that are part of DVSA’s Earned Recognition (ER) scheme is…