Brighton and Hove and Metrobus MD Martin Harris to retire
Managing Director of Brighton and Hove and Metrobus, Martin Harris, is to retire in November, Go-Ahead has announced.
Martin, who has managed Brighton and Hove...
Edwards Coaches: 17 May holiday restart ‘a momentous day’
Edwards Coaches has branded the approaching restart of its tour programme on 17 May “a momentous day” after it revealed that the pandemic has...
Change to allow greater bus capacity in England from 17 May
The Department for Transport has accepted a risk-based case produced by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) for the use of every forward-facing seat...
UKCOA expands structure after growth in new format
The UK Coach Operators Association (UKCOA) is expanding its structure following a doubling of membership to 82 within 100 days of its launch.
Peter Bradley,...
‘Vehicle as a weapon’ risk addressed in DfT-sponsored standard
The importance of operators taking steps to prevent the use of one of a vehicle as a weapon has been made clear in a...
Bus patronage return continues; 82% reported by one operator
One bus operator has seen fare paying passenger numbers on its commercial services in April recover to as high as 82% of the pre-pandemic...
Blackpool coach parking to be free until January 2022
Coach parking in Blackpool for a duration of up to 72 hours will be free for the remainder of the 2021 season and until...
Burnham vows Manchester bus franchising acceleration
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has vowed to lead an acceleration of the rollout of bus franchising in the conurbation. Under his revised...
Birmingham CAZ exemptions include Section 19 and Section 22
Vehicles operated under Section 19 and Section 22 permits that do not comply with the requirements of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will...
Advisory notice policy for inaccessible tyre date code clarified
DVSA has clarified its policy on issuing an advisory notice at annual test when a Vehicle Standards Assessor cannot gain access to the four-digit...
Johnsons’ Luxury Traveller brand set to go with Irizar i8 integrals
Johnsons Coach and Bus Travel will get its Luxury Traveller brand underway on Monday 17 May with a pair of high-specification 43-seat Irizar i8...
