Wednesday, March 29, 2023

A Christmas election is upon us

As the UK gears up to return to the polling station in December, will tactical voting swing the results? At last, parliament has finally been...

Are these worrying times?

Has the industry shot itself in the foot? Our man in Westminster seems ‘convinced’ Last week I said I would comment in more detail on...

Preparing for a no-deal Brexit world

CPT shares what operators can expect when travelling to the EU after Brexit Keith McNally, Operations Director at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), took...

Devil will be in the detail

Are the Prime Minister’s recent comments regarding devolution powers a cause for concern? The Prime Minister has recently said that he wants to give the...

Tribunal upholds ULEZ PCNs despite compliance

Operator has proved to TfL that vehicle is compliant – but four £500 PCNs stand London Tribunals has upheld the decision by Transport for London...

Durham city centre coach park to close despite controversy

The Sands coach park will be replaced with a park and ride on the edge of the city Durham County Council has announced that the...

Blackpool Transport delivers mental health and wellbeing training

New measures could improve mental health and wellbeing for operators’ staff and customers across UK  Blackpool Transport is pioneering a scheme to raise awareness of...

15 minutes with… National Express Engineer Luke Mullally

IRTE Skills Challenge winner and National Express Bus Technical Engineer reveals what it’s like to work with the engineering excellence department Why did you decide...

Bennetts Coaches: Family keeps the wheels turning

From one minibus to get to and from work, to now operating a 30-strong fleet with the third generation at the helm – Bennetts...

routeone Awards: Shortlist for people categories is revealed

Winners to be named on 2 October as seats continue to sell strongly Judging for the 2019 routeone Awards is complete. In what has proven...
bus passengers

Bus passengers should be consulted on cuts, Parliament told

A bill has been introduced to require bus operators to consult passengers before making changes to services. Dean Russell, the Conservative MP for Watford, spoke...