Clawing back the losses: Will the bubble burst again?
This month our operator has ended a relationship with one of its biggest customers, and explains the reasons why We…
Roadchef Strensham’s ‘miracle’ service
I hope this email finds you accordingly. We don’t always hear the positives regarding motorway service areas, but on this…
‘The whole thing is a mess, and there is plenty of blame to go around’
I thought Stuart Render’s article regarding PSVAR was very good and explained the current position, however if I had spent…
School coach hire: ‘The low-cost days are gone for good’
While work has come back well to many members of the coach industry, a lot of them continue to suffer…
What is the price of a bus journey?
With the cost of bus travel being brought into question, Ralph Roberts reminds politicians that lowering fares comes from the right…
Time for political action on diesel prices is now, Chancellor
Diesel prices are causing great strife for operators that cannot hedge supplies. Some increases can be recovered via rates or…
Of weddings and exit plans: Coach operators, consider both
Like many coach operators I assume, we started off life as a local company mainly serving the clubs, schools and…
UKCOA Interview: Anthony Marett
Peter Bradley converses with Anthony Marett, who is the new Vice Chair of UKCOA Anthony Marett is best known in…
‘A credit to the individual operators and the industry as a whole’
Ann and Paul Cousins of Coach Displays deserve to be congratulated on successfully staging the return of the UK Coach…
NBS ‘only a reasonable start at best’
While he welcomed the Natonal Bus Strategy and the vision that created it, CPT President Ralph Roberts argues ‘a lack of…



















