Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Coach crash company fined for drivers hours offences

Express Motors, of Penygroes, near Caernarfon which was involved in a crash in eastern France last July carrying teenagers to an Italian camping holiday,...

Licence bid succeeds after training undertaken

Haroon Shamim, one of a number of Bolton-based family members who had their restricted licences revoked in July by Deputy Traffic Commissioner (DTC) Simon...

New broom ‘needs to keep on brushing rigourously’

Blaming maintenance problems on buses used on local authority school contracts aged 21-29-years-old, Malcolm Harris, a partner in Ross-on-Wye based H&H Motors, said margins...

France crash driver in court

The driver of an Express Motors coach that crashed in France last July, seriously injuring two of the 48 people on board, was due...

Former Padarn MD ordered to pay £42,894 compensation

Former Padarn Bus MD John Hulme has been ordered to pay Gwynedd County Council (GCC) £42,894 at a proceeds of crime hearing at Caernarfon...

Refusal of licence for sister of rogue brothers upheld on appeal

The Tribunal dismissed the appeal after TC Nick Jones’ concerns that Ms Aziz was a front for her brothers or father Sana Aziz, the sister...

Refusal of ‘frivolous’ licence upheld on appeal

Tribunal finds that Mr Bains had not addressed concerns regarding his repute, his main occupation, or links to his father’s restricted licence The refusal of...

Driver loses unfair dismissal claim, after being sacked

A National Express West Midlands (NEWM) bus driver with an excellent record over 14 years, who was sacked after allegedly failing an alcohol test...

Jailed ex-Padarn Bus director ordered to pay £61k to council

Former Padarn Bus Operations Director Darren Price has been ordered to pay Gwynedd County Council (GCC) £61,000 at a proceeds of crime hearing at...

TC to grant S19 permits on proof of change

TC to grant S19 permits providing that Articles of Association are changed to prevent company from paying dividends Traffic Commissioner (TC) Nick Denton has indicated...

Stagecoach signs up to United Nations Global Compact

Stagecoach has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a voluntary sustainability initiative open to diverse businesses worldwide. On becoming one of 22,117 member companies...