Close Brothers transport team appoints three Area Sales Managers
Close Brothers Asset Finance has grown its transport team with the appointment of three Area Sales Managers. The three new…
Shiel Buses takes Plaxton Panther Cub-bodied Volvo B8R
Acharacle operator Shiel Buses has added a Volvo B8R with 10.8m Panther Cub bodywork, supplied by Plaxton. It has a…
EvoBus (UK) revises new coach Area Sales Manager structure
EvoBus (UK) has redrawn its Area Sales Manager for new coaches territory structure in the UK and Ireland. The changes…
Reporting passenger vehicle incidents
Here Croner-i looks at the updated requirements for passenger vehicle operators to report incidents and the consequences of not doing…
Grant Palmer invests in two new 30-seat ADL Enviro200s
Bedfordshire independent bus operator Grant Palmer has invested over £250,000 in two new Alexander Dennis Enviro200s. They join a fleet…
Plaxton coach production restarts months sooner than expected
Production of Plaxton coach models is restarting at Alexander Dennis’s Scarborough factory sooner than anticipated after a rebound in customer…
Scottish coach industry included in further support package
The coach industry in Scotland will be eligible for further modest Scottish Government support after it was confirmed as one…
Scotland under-22 free bus travel to start on 31 January
Free bus travel in Scotland for resident under-22s will begin on 31 January. It will capture all registered services in…
Council seeks £16m from National Bus Strategy for roadbuilding
Stoke-on-Trent City Council (SoTCC) is seeking £16 million of National Bus Strategy for England funding towards roadbuilding, its Bus Service…
Wales bus franchising: 2023 suggestion ‘not strictly true’
The Welsh Government has said that suggestions that scope will open in summer 2023 to re-regulate bus services in Wales…