Digital dilemma: Build products with end users in mind
There are many examples of operators large and small transitioning away from long-established, paper-based maintenance systems to electronic alternatives. The…
Will leisure travel be the bus industry’s saviour?
Bus industry opinion on the scope of post-COVID-19 passenger recovery varies. Informed analysis says that sector-wide, at most 91% of…
‘The time for action is now’
The next few months are crucial to the future of bus travel. The biggest national factor will be the extent…
In response to the letter from operator Ewen McAllister
I hope this letter finds you, your colleagues, and your family well and that you made the most of the…
Bus repower to zero-emission: Increasingly attractive option
With the consultation on the end date for sales of new non-zero-emission buses currently live, there are lots of discussions…
Fuel price frustrations: Coach operators’ steps to manage them
Surcharge or absorb the increase? Coach operators are having to deal with yet another threat to their businesses. For most,…
BSIP funding allocation ‘displays a lack of political nous’
Reading the press release that accompanied the Department for Transport (DfT) announcement on the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding…
‘A coach operator must value its people like its own business’
One of our part-time drivers retired last week. Aged 72 and as fit as a flea, he decided that he…
Beverley Bell Consulting to the rescue
We had an issue with the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (I put a tick in the wrong box) which…
A point about concessionary fares…
I have a point to share about concessionary fares. Many politicians and local authorities think that concessionary fares are a…