Cautious hope for the new Integrated National Transport Strategy
The newly published Integrated National Transport Strategy document contains positive news for both coach and bus, but its implementation will…
Volatility is overriding aspect of April oil and fuel markets: Portland
Oil markets experienced significant volatility in April, with sharp price fluctuations driven primarily by developments in the Middle East. On…
Election results signal seismic shift in UK political landscape
The Scottish, Welsh, and local election results ripped apart the traditional political order in the UK, writes our political insider…
Bridgwater seeking role as first new municipal operator pilot
Bridgwater Town Council has agreed to explore plans to establish a municipal bus operator, in what is understood to be…
Cross-party cooperation needed on bus policy in Scotland, says Bus Users UK
With the Scottish National Party (SNP) emerging as the largest party, though failing to gain an outright majority in the…
RHA requests fuel duty feedback via survey
RHA has put out a call to transport operators, including coach businesses, to complete its survey on the effects of…
Bus speeds lift of 10% ‘will grow England usage by 147m per year’
Better priority measures in England that improve bus average speeds by 10% would generate 147 million additional passenger trips per…
Fares are key party theme in Welsh election, says Bus Users UK
Fares and expanding services are the highest-priority themes linked to buses in parties' manifestoes ahead of the Welsh Senedd election…
Slow buses put off one in three Welsh voters, survey finds
Nearly one in three voters in Wales are deterred from using public transport by slow buses, according to a survey…
Ireland increases diesel price support for coach and bus operators
Financial aid for licensed coach and bus operators in Ireland to partially mitigate elevated diesel prices has been extended by…
