NAT Group offers NHS workers free travel and goes cashless
In response to coronavirus COVID-19, New Adventure Travel (NAT) Group has implemented free travel on its buses for all NHS workers with an NHS…
Regency Coaches take an EVM Elegance mini
Lewes operator Regency Coaches has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with an Elegance conversion, supplied by EVM Direct (0845…
Birmingham and Leeds request CAZ delays due to coronavirus
Birmingham City Council (BCC) and Leeds City Council (LCC) have separately written to the government requesting that the introduction of a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in each city is postponed…
UK bus manufacturers suspend production
The UK’s four largest coach and bus manufacturers have each suspended production as a result of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.…
CILT launches supply chain database
In response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has set up a database…
RMT union calls for cashless travel
The RMT union has written to bus operators calling for a number of practices to be invoked during the coronavirus…
Mainwaring Buses has revocation and disqualification
The operator was called before the DTC after concerns over drivers’ hours, tachograph offences and vehicle maintenance Drivers’ hours, tachograph offences and vehicle maintenance problems have…
The bus industry needs to be ‘careful what it wishes for’
Train operators have effectively become nationalised with the coronavirus bailout– do coach and bus operators want the same prospect? While…
Changes to temporary timetable variations process
Emergency guidance issued by Senior Traffic Commissioner Richard Turfitt has been updated to take account of a revised notice period…
Two Enviro200s join the Reading Buses fleet
Two Enviro200s have joined the Reading Buses fleet. They were supplied by Alexander Dennis (01909 551166). They each have wireless…