Founders of Coach Hire Comparison (CHC), James and Laura Stokes, used their previous experience and knowledge of the coach hire industry to create this niche in marketing and advertising for coach hire companies.
With previous experience of running a luxury minibus hire company, East Midlands Travel, for five years and struggling to find a way to advertise their business in the best way and seeing the way technology was heading, they came up with the idea of a comparison site for coach hire companies to showcase their business online, increasing their online presence, especially as some operators did not have websites of their own. Coach Hire Comparison promoted coach operators in a target area bringing them more quotations than ever before, which was what the industry needed to bring it into the 21st century.
However, their idea was unique in that they wanted suppliers to have direct contact with customers, and wanted customers to know exactly what they were booking.
Incorporated in 2010, Coach Hire Comparison has been in development over the past 12 years to become the leader in the market when it comes to generating direct contact leads for coach hire. With James and Laura’s hands on experience in the market they have become very well respected as they can relate to operators daily and knows the struggles that present themselves.
James and Laura work closely with its members to maximise potential opportunities in the private hire sector and are always looking at ways in which the system can be moved forward. But are also just as keen on making sure that customers are getting the best user experience too when visiting Coach Hire Comparison.
Coach Hire Comparison is an online web portal that allows customers to generate quotes for journeys online, using a network of local and national coach operators, which automates much of the administrative process involved in order to provide the best quote as quickly as possible. Allowing the customer to choose a suitable quote for them and book online but directly with the partner.
The system is simple to use, saves time and offers a comparison online of various prices and vehicles. Not only does it streamline the administrative process as all emails are automated through the system, it gives partners a new way of being able to see quotes from different areas. We have a few features such as:-
Away From Base – Away from base is a feature within Coach Hire Comparison that allows you to find work in parts of the UK where you have a vehicle stationed and could be working. You could never advertise your company all across the country hoping by chance a job with come in specifically for the dates you require. Luckily, CHC can do this for you.
Destination Quotes – one way trips also get sent to the destination partners as this works out the same mileage as you either go full and come back empty or go empty and come back full.
Pushed Quotes – is one that the system picks up if a quote request hasn’t had much interest then it will be sent out to partners further afield or along the route.
