Time for political action on diesel prices is now, Chancellor
Diesel prices are causing great strife for operators that cannot hedge supplies. Some increases can be recovered via rates or…
Will leisure travel be the bus industry’s saviour?
Bus industry opinion on the scope of post-COVID-19 passenger recovery varies. Informed analysis says that sector-wide, at most 91% of…
Home-to-school contracts: Fuel price escalator needed soon
Diesel costs are never far removed from industry discussions. One operator recently paid 170ppl for a bulk delivery. While that…
From one crisis to the next…
It would have been nice to have had a little relaxation time between the ending of COVID-19 restrictions and a…
England’s bus sector left in limbo by funding uncertainty
Who would have thought less than a year ago that Boris Johnson’s promise of £3bn to “level up buses across…
Little sign of coach and bus industry certainty as 2022 opens
2022 begins with uncertainty. While for coaching the launch of separate awareness campaigns by two trade bodies has the potential…
Contract award change could drive coach decarbonisation shift
The coach industry and its stakeholders are undertaking work on reducing the sector’s environmental impact and facilitating its eventual zero-emission…
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…
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.…
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…