National Coach Week: Societal and political majors both in play
National Coach Week 2025 opens on 12 May. With it will come an opportunity to publicly celebrate and promote the…
Third-party maintenance scrutiny – and Reform silver lining for bus?
Launch of the multi-stakeholder Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS), primarily (but not entirely) for third-party contractors after a pilot that…
Bus Services Bill driver training powers: No silo approach needed
The Bus Services (No. 2) Bill – currently making progress – includes powers to mandate training of bus drivers in…
Opinion: AI driving future of passenger transport fleet management
Fleet management in the passenger transport sector is undergoing a radical transformation, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced fleet…
Coach accessibility worries back to the fore with PSVAR survey
The long-held undercurrent of concern around what the review of PSVAR could mean for accessibility in some parts of the…
Dangers of paying a coach driver day rate: What you must know
In the competitive world of coach operation, controlling costs while maintaining compliance is a constant balancing act. An area that…
On the petition to end Section 19 permit exemptions for schools
Thank you routeone for highlighting the issue of Section 19 permits where teachers (among others) continue to drive some of…
COVID – five years on: What the coach and bus sectors learned
Paul Lynch, CPT President and Stagecoach London MD, reflects on what the coach and bus sectors achieved during the tough…
The importance of looking into the industry from the outside
Most within coach and bus will likely see the industry’s public perception as being one that is anchored by well-presented…
Aligning green growth ambitions with the zero-emission bus shift
The latest Transport Focus survey showing overall bus passenger satisfaction across England rising to 83% - and even better figures…
