Change of political line is required for future industry prosperity
The industry continues to battle for survival. Central to that is being able to draw passengers back. Earlier momentum of…
Using home-to-school as a hook for coach support is the right move
Use of home-to-school transport by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) as a ‘hook’ upon which to hang a second…
Cool heads must prevail as coach industry support bid culminates
It is not unrealistic to say that the coach and bus industry, in general, has long had something of an…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
