Collaboration to define new bus driver training in England
The government will work closely with the coach and bus industry to design the mandatory driver training measures laid down…
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…
Paul S Winson and Dews Coaches lead 2025 Coach Rally winners
Paul S Winson with a Scania Touring and Dews Coaches driver Christopher Shaw piloting a Mercedes-Benz Tourismo were the big…
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…
Employee ownership trust: A friendly way to sell an operation
Exiting ownership of a business is a point of some discussion in the coach and bus industry. Alongside sale to…
COVID – five years on: What the coach and bus sectors learned
Paul Lynch, CPT President and Stagecoach London MD, reflects on what the coach and bus sectors achieved during the tough…
Spring statement poses concern for long-term bus funding hopes
The publication last month of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook report, along with the Chancellor’s…
Coach and bus legal – speeding tickets and neonatal care leave
JMW Solicitors’ coach and bus legal advice column this month centres on speeding notifications and neonatal care leave I…
Peninsula Transport: Giving coach a strong voice in the south west
Raising the profile of a “forgotten mode” is one of the principal aims of the recently published coach action plan…
