Government’s support rejection shows coach industry is on its own
Few in the coach industry can have been unaware of the Honk for Hope protest in London on 20 July, staged as calls for...
ENCTS difficulties at WYCA point towards trouble ahead
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is unable to guarantee ENCTS payments in August at pre-COVID-19 levels. Clarity is required on emergency government funding before...
Is the coach industry showing green shoots of growth?
Are green shoots of growth finally returning to the coach industry? That is difficult to answer conclusively. With the possibility of ‘local lockdowns’ over...
Heavy vehicle testing backlog: A solution is needed now
News that heavy vehicle testing will gradually restart from 4 July is welcome. But the question that needs an urgent answer is simple: How...
Time for Westminster to drop advice to avoid public transport
Ever since the scale of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic became known, Boris Johnson and his government have wasted no opportunity to stress the need...
Don’t forget commercial home-to-school transport…
Continued payment for contracted home-to-school transport remains a hot topic for the industry. And rightly so. For some operators, reimbursement at 100% of those...
Postponed Euro Bus Expo allows attention to turn to 2021
News that Euro Bus Expo has been postponed to 2021 may have initially added to the downbeat feel that has gripped the industry since...
PSVAR: Government failures leave no hope of a solution
In a change from the previous norm, PSVAR in the coach industry now bubbles away relatively quietly in the background. Growing concerns around the...
Will older drivers want to return post-COVID-19?
Getting back to some semblance of normality is the industry’s holy grail of the moment. More passengers equals more vehicles in use equals more...
Social distancing: The elephant in the room
There is an elephant in the room that is going to affect every coach and bus operator in the land: Social distancing.
Numerous calculations have...
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Stephen Walsh takes up Optare Regional Sales Manager role
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Sunak’s ‘missed opportunity’ for coach industry support: CPT
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to introduce a Job Support Scheme, but it says that Mr Sunak...
