TfWM BSIP shift illustrates bus sector funding challenge
Fully understanding the government’s position on shared transport is never easy, for it is an approach full of contradiction. Minister…
Is coach and bus driving right for shortage occupations list?
Calls continue for coach and bus driving to join the shortage occupations list, enabling the recruitment into those roles of…
Scheduled coach growth benefits the wider industry
Scheduled coach services are on the up. That is shown by growth in England, Scotland, and – shortly – in…
PSVAR review call for evidence brings little to the table
Those who thought that the PSVAR review would lead to meaningful change will be disappointed after reading the accompanying call…
Time for coach and bus to leverage green mindset
The Green Party’s recent success in English local elections may be the work of protest voters, but it could also…
Playing the political game is imperative for the industry
Buses Minister Richard Holden said two particularly significant things at the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK Bus and Coach Conference.…
PSVAR: It will come back to the fore later this year
Talk around PSVAR for coaches quieted in 2022 after debut of a medium-term exemption (MTE) plan. But it will return…
Solving driver crisis key to industry business confidence
Business confidence across the industry has been in short supply for much of the past three years. Market research among…
Is local authority in-house operation really a threat?
That two local authorities (LAs) decided in 2022 to take in-house the operation of some formerly contracted passenger transport is…
Time for political honesty on industry funding reality
That Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters acknowledges that the Welsh Government has little idea of where money for…
