Obituary: Eddie Brown, 1925-2021
Eddie Brown, founder of what became one of the UK’s most respected coach operators in Eddie Brown Tours, has died.…
H2S PSVAR exemption extension draws mixed responses
Two early responses from trade bodies to the news that exemptions from PSVAR for in-scope home-to-school services will receive a…
‘Coach operators must be eligible for any Omicron grants’: CPT
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been urged to ensure that local authorities (LAs) in England consider coach operators to be eligible…
PSVAR exemptions for home-to-school extended to July 2022
Current exemptions from PSVAR for in-scope home-to-school services have been extended by four months to expire on 31 July 2022.…
The Kings Ferry to withdraw all commuter coach services
The Kings Ferry will cease operating all of its commuter services between Kent and London after 24 December. The operator,…
National Coach Week by RHA will promote sector from 2022
RHA has announced it plans to promote the coach sector with what is describes as the first-ever National Coach Week,…
Switch Mobility to develop Spanish manufacturing centre
Switch Mobility is to build an advanced manufacturing and technology centre in Castilla y León, Spain, with construction scheduled for…
Zero-emission coaches pass million kilometre mark in UK
Zero-emission coaches have covered over one million kilometres on UK roads, importer of the only such model yet available here…
Agreement reached for National Express to buy Stagecoach
Agreement has been reached for National Express to purchase Stagecoach. The transaction remains subject to shareholder approval but is otherwise…
DVSA Earned Recognition: What’s it like being a member?
The DVSA Earned Recognition (ER) scheme has proved popular among coach and bus operators. In early December, 81 of the…