Tag: opinion

50km restriction on young coach and bus drivers makes no sense

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander recently announced a lowering of the minimum age…

Preparation is key for coach operators – as is having a plan B

To succeed commercially and ably serve the community, coach operators need to…

Coach and bus politics: Reform UK upsets political landscape

Our politics expert offers a view on the surge in popularity of…

Coach and bus traffic woes: A fix is urgently required

Operating conditions for coach and bus operators are worsening all the time,…

COVID – five years on: What the coach and bus sectors learned

Paul Lynch, CPT President and Stagecoach London MD, reflects on what the…

Spring statement poses concern for long-term bus funding hopes

The publication last month of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest Economic…

Apprenticeships are an answer to coach and bus driver shortages

CPT President and Stagecoach London MD Paul Lynch looks at why driver…

Digging up the street? Don’t forget to talk to the bus company first

Road maintenance is vital but a lack of communication, creativity and planning…

Economy woes threaten government ambitions for bus services

So the Bus Services (No 2) Bill, implementing the government’s bus reforms,…

Better buses pledge must be backed by cold, hard cash

Who is the most important politician for our industry this year? I’ll…