RHA makes 14 recommendations on coach and economic growth
RHA has set out 14 recommendations to help the coach industry to deliver economic growth via a report that was…
National Coach Week: Societal and political majors both in play
National Coach Week 2025 opens on 12 May. With it will come an opportunity to publicly celebrate and promote the…
Minister pledges support for sector ahead of National Coach Week
Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood today met with coach sector representatives ahead of National Coach Week to pledge government support…
RHA underlines Schengen 90/180-day rule coach exemption call
Road transport industry stakeholders are “receptive” to calls on the government to include among wider negotiating points with the EU…
Third-party maintenance scrutiny – and Reform silver lining for bus?
Launch of the multi-stakeholder Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS), primarily (but not entirely) for third-party contractors after a pilot that…
Bus Services Bill driver training powers: No silo approach needed
The Bus Services (No. 2) Bill – currently making progress – includes powers to mandate training of bus drivers in…
Coach accessibility worries back to the fore with PSVAR survey
The long-held undercurrent of concern around what the review of PSVAR could mean for accessibility in some parts of the…
Agreement with EU on 90/180 day rule critical, says coach industry
Coach operators and trade bodies have expressed concern that the forthcoming EU Schengen area Entry/Exit System (EES) will tighten enforcement…
Minibus decarbonisation policy direction needed: Mellor chief
Policy work is needed to tackle uncertainty around the decarbonisation pathway for minibus fleets, a prominent figure in that field…
Schools Section 19 permits ban: Write to your MP, operators urged
Coach and bus industry members have been asked to further help a campaign to prevent schools and colleges from use…
