Driver CPC and PSVAR: DfT must get policy work into order
News that the government will carry out what it terms a “sweeping review” of the Driver CPC (DCPC) system landed on Monday 8 November.
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Where are coaches in CBT policy for reducing domestic flights?
Has coach travel been forgotten? For many, the answer is no. Operators report strong business, notwithstanding difficulties around driver availability. It is thus curious...
DVLA processing woes show that overhaul is needed
Longstanding difficulties at DVLA have translated into severe delays to the processing of vocational licence applications and renewals. At the time of writing, those...
Time for change for England decarbonisation approach
The starkest warning yet about the climate emergency was recently delivered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Its special report’s foreword includes...
Training drivers in-house: Look now if you don’t already
Will the industry see a driver shortage over the remainder of 2021? Things already look tricky thanks to short-term pressures. One coach operator is...
Road pricing: Industry positioning must start early
One thing has received little exposure among talk of the zero-emission shift: What revenue stream will make up for a drop in fuel duty...
Engage long and prosper: Why communication must continue
The past 14 months represent the most difficult period that the coach and bus sector has ever seen. But if only one positive can...
Hardened Westminster language towards coaches: What for?
Much of what Baroness Vere told the Transport Select Committee on 24 March came as little surprise to the coach industry. But one element...
Conflicting and mixed-up policy messages hurt the industry
In comments relating to PSVAR, the UK Coach Operators Association has called on the government to expand any work on a transition towards wholesale...
‘Coach and bus trade bodies need to work to common goals’
News that the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has issued advice to the government on changes to how PSVAR applies to coaches will...
BRT and zero-emission funding for H2S among Scotland plans
Bus rapid transit (BRT) in the three largest city regions of Scotland and an extension of existing zero-emission bus funding criteria to capture vehicles...
