Scania (Great Britain) Managing Director Martin Hay to take early retirement
Managing Director (MD) of Scania (Great Britain) Martin Hay has announced he intends to retire after 30 years of service…
London LEZ grace period for approved retrofit bookings
Vehicles that have a confirmed booking with a Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS)-approved retrofit solution to allow them to…
Coach industry survey looks at opinions in early 2021
Further restrictions have dented coach operators’ confidence in the pace of industry recovery in 2021 but there is still some…
Blue Skye Thinking named OBC’s ‘Brand the Bus’ competition winner
Charity Blue Skye Thinking, which supports the treatment and research of childhood brain tumours, has been named winner of the…
New management appointments at Trentbarton and Kinchbus
Trentbarton and sister operator Kinchbus have appointed two managers in Nottingham and Loughborough respectively. For Trentbarton, Sue Blount returns to…
Transport Scotland deploys Unicard smart ticketing system
Transport Scotland has chosen Unicard’s smart ticketing system to manage its commercial journeys and the Scottish National Concessionary Travel Scheme.…
Transport Select Committee to examine coach industry plight
The Transport Select Committee will soon convene a standalone, “deep dive” session to consider issues currently facing the coach industry.…
Interbus: Cross-border coach and bus services after Brexit
When the Brexit transitional period came to an end on 31 December 2020 the right of access to the European…
Alexander Dennis pledges support to Skills Challenge as competition returns in 2021
Long-term support for the bus industry is one of the main factors behind the creation of the Skills Challenge competition…
DPTAC calls for PSVAR to capture all ‘for hire’ coaches
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has issued an extraordinary call to the government asking it to embark on…
