DfT: Response to recent comments made about BODS
I write in response to recent comments about the Bus Open Data Service (BODS). The Department for Transport (DfT) understands…
UKCOA member interview: Longmynd Travel
Peter Bradley converses with UKCOA member Val Sheppard-Evans of Longmynd Travel Nestled on the edge of the Shropshire Hills in…
A lot to look forward to in the new year?
Despite the lingering effects of COVID-19 and the challenges of 2021, CPT CEO Graham Vidler reveals there’s lots to look…
Will 2022 be a defining year for the bus industry?
With continued government ‘incompetence’ and potential service cuts, the year ahead could be a lively one politically, but problematic for…
Little sign of coach and bus industry certainty as 2022 opens
2022 begins with uncertainty. While for coaching the launch of separate awareness campaigns by two trade bodies has the potential…
Time to hold ‘the government’s feet to the fire’
With the appointment of a new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, will the ‘contradiction at the heart of the…
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…
