DVSA seeks operators for heavy vehicle testing focus groups
DVSA is seeking operators to participate in a series of focus group events that it will hold as part of its ongoing work to...
Winners named at 10th IRTE Skills Challenge awards ceremony
Thursday 21 October saw the 10th anniversary IRTE Skills Challenge awards ceremony and the announcement of the winners of this year’s anniversary event.
It was...
Permanent removal for most Park Lane coach parking bays?
Permanent removal of most coach parking bays on Park Lane in London has been floated by Transport for London (TfL) – despite the impending...
Temporary service variation mechanism extended into 2022
Any registered bus service operating under the temporary variation mechanism that was introduced early in the COVID-19 pandemic can now do so until 31...
Call to accelerate 4,000 zero-emission bus rollout in England
Bus manufacturers Alexander Dennis, Switch Mobility and Wrightbus joined forces with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Bus and Coach Industry to call...
Young driver success for Llew Jones Coaches and Abby, 19
Llew Jones Coaches is a further operator to demonstrate that recruiting young people is a useful part of the coach and bus industry’s response...
Coach holidays: More attractive than ever before?
ETOA Commercial Director and former CTA Chair Sean Taggart reveals how coach operators can look for new opportunities that will outlast the pandemic
Event organisers...
Coach driver opportunities: ‘A fascinating problem’
ONS reported a strong economic rebound in September, with reported job vacancies rising to over one million. That labour shortage has had an unusual...
Is the used coach market finally starting to rebound?
The used coach market was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A collapse in demand coupled to excess supply impacted values. But consensus among...
Falcon Coaches in talks to take on Arriva Guildford business
Talks between Arriva and Falcon Coaches about a deal for the Byfleet-based independent to take over the Guildford business that is part of the...
Southern Vectis donates coach to Zambian training school
A coach operated by Go-Ahead owned Southern Vectis set off on a journey to Zambia this week, after the operator donated it to a...
