On the Stagecoach-Greater Manchester partnership proposal
While this is a bold initiative, its potential weakness is that it is a Stagecoach offer and not a Greater…
Home-to-school transport: Where is our voice?
Like many small operators, we have been running home-to-school transport for over 60 years. In that time, we have had…
Will the government make bus stops PSVAR compliant?
This is the text of a letter that I have sent to the Department for Transport (DfT) regarding PSVAR on…
COVID-19 repatriation – coaches or buses?
Could you please do something to educate the news editors of the BBC, who clearly need assistance in differentiating between…
Drivers considered second again: Facilities at Heathrow Airport
I visited Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 on Sunday, 23 February, and as I always do, visited the coach park to…
Response to Fishers Tours on PSVAR exemptions
I will begin with school contracts. When tendering for these, did you build in the cost of PSVAR compliance and…
PSVAR – where are the statistics?
While I am sure we all understand and recognise the need for PSVAR compliance – and there are areas of…
The answer to the recruitment problem…
Last week’s routeone sought possible reasons for the difficulty in recruiting drivers. Mark Cooper’s excellent letter a few pages in…
PSVAR in coaches: Operators share their thoughts
PSVAR is a hot topic, particularly its application to coaches. But for some coach operators, it is also highly divisive.…
Regulatory pressure will see more businesses fail
I think that 2020 will be a turning point for many small operators. The costs of keeping up with regulations…
