Bus scheduling: What is the art behind it?
For some, bus scheduling seems like a dark art that is practiced in shadowy corners of the operator’s head office.…
Coach tourism: 2019’s best and 2020’s hopes
It's a tough and ever-changing world for coach tourism operators. Whether they be occasional theatre trips and day excursions or…
Setting the Judicial Review straight
After reading about the outcome of the JR proceedings brought about by the Bus and Coach Association (BCA), I need…
Bus franchising and deregulation is all cyclical
Professor John Hibbs must be turning in his grave. He was one of the strongest architects of the 1980 and…
General Election result: Fundamental change
Last week’s General Election result has fundamentally changed the political landscape. The record-breaking statistics tell all. The biggest Conservative majority…
The last four years will feel like a bad dream…
The High Court has just ruled that “it will no longer be possible for enforcement of EC Regulation 1071/2009 to…
General Election promises: Hold Boris to them
The General Election is over. But the fallout will influence the coach and bus industry for a long time, and…
A tale of two cities
A lot of my work is carrying school children to various venues, museums and the like. Here are my experiences…
Bus policies: Interpret election promises carefully
Election fever has gripped the country. Perhaps you can’t wait for it to be over. Regardless of your view, the…
Legislation changes will never kill the coach industry
Changes to legislation that are going to kill the coach industry have been around for longer than faulty NOx sensors.…