UKCOA: Together we can achieve so much more
From COVID-19 effects to tackling key topics in the coach industry, Peter Bradley reflects on the year gone by At the start of 2021, we were…
‘Subsidy needs are key to Enhanced Partnerships in England’
Subsidy is going to be a very important issue with Enhanced Partnerships in England from April 2022. There are three…
Turning ambitious discussions into action for 2022
CPT CEO Graham Vidler turns his attention to some of the issues that will be at the forefront of the…
Contract award change could drive coach decarbonisation shift
The coach industry and its stakeholders are undertaking work on reducing the sector’s environmental impact and facilitating its eventual zero-emission…
Public transport: Forging a new role in the world?
As the year ends, Jane Cole considers how public transport can gear up to modernise, decarbonise and digitise services The…
‘Want to avoid closures? Know your roads’
Following recent articles concerning motorway closures during road traffic collisions, I would like to point out the following. Forty years…
‘Zero-emission question will reach coaches sooner than later’
“Are you net zero ready?” is a phrase that is going to be popping into your inbox more and more…
Time is now to get ready for a zero-emission coach future
Decarbonisation of the coach industry will take time but getting ahead of the game is key for operators, highlights CPT’s Zero Emission Coaches conference Patience, planning…
A message to DfT: ‘Remove BODS until it works for everyone’
In the first week of lockdown number one, we as a small operator were approached by the Department for Transport…
‘There is no reason to put people through it’
I can only imagine that Alan Payling has not had to sit in stationary traffic for up to five hours…