Coach must align ever closer with tourism after Bourton debacle
The ongoing debacle of coach access to Bourton-on-the-Water has reached a new low with the approval of a motion by…
Six-minute window of bus punctuality tolerance: Time for TCs to act
In their 2018-19 Annual Report to the Secretary of State for Transport, the Traffic Commissioners (TCs) observed that the six-minute…
Working smarter and harder: The best method of coach utilisation?
Work smarter, not harder: Seldom an adage that applies to the human side of the coach and bus industry, where…
BSIP money: Spending it on fares reductions is short-term thinking
Bus fares have been political hot property ever since £2 cap schemes in England debuted. Reimbursement, and exit strategies should…
Dover and the EU Entry/Exit System: Quick fix needed for coach
Recovery of international coach touring has been strong, and the 2024 season is shaping up well. An acid test of…
Bus operators’ growing interest in coach: A surprise, or not?
A source of intrigue to the coach industry is growing interest shown by large bus operators in purchasing small- and…
Bus industry must play its part in dealing with antisocial scourge
News that Stagecoach North Scotland driver Keith Rollinson died after an alleged assault in Elgin bus station last week has…
Coach and bus engineers: Apprentice route is ever more obvious
With talk of driver shortages and issues with retention, it is sometimes too easy to overlook one other, equally important…
Varied political approaches to coach and bus industry are now clear
Respective political approaches to coach and bus from the Conservative and Labour parties were clear at last week’s Confederation of…
Driver CPC reform: The devil is in the detail, as ever
News that Driver CPC reform will push ahead will be welcomed by many, with the mechanism around the scheme in…
