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Obituary – Sandra Mayne
It is with great sadness that Maynes Coaches have to inform the industry of the loss of Sandra Mayne. After a brave fight with cancer Sandra passed away at home with her family by her […]
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Hookways owes £3.5m
Hookways formally went into liquidation on August 22 after a meeting with creditors. As reported in CBW998, the firm collapsed, with debts of £3.5m. Around 70 jobs have since been lost. Among its creditors are […]
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Costly changes
CPT has delivered provisional industry costing of a compliance assessment relating to a recent seatbelt consultation. The comments came after the association digested the Traffic Commissioners’ response to a government consultation on the issue. The […]
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O-Licence changes
The government consultation response on changes to operator licensing regulations has been welcomed by both the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The Department for Transport had previously said it […]
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Grey’s of Ely wins Google award
Grey’s of Ely has been announced as a winner of a scheme to get small British businesses to increase online presence – The Financial Mail reported. The coach company won the Google initiative – entitled […]
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London engine idling continues to be targeted
Transport for London (TfL) has announced new measures aimed at reducing pollution. A No Engine Idling campaign will in the main target taxi drivers using some of the Capital’s busiest roads but will also address […]
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City College Coventry teams up with Harry Shaw
Coventry-based Harry Shaw and City College Coventry have teamed up to provide the college’s PSV students with transportation to and from the college from September. Neal Turner, head of the college’s Faculty for Technology said: […]
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DVLA confirm new tachocard procedure
The DVLA have confirmed new procedures will apply to drivers requesting a replacement or duplicate driver tachocards because of a change of personal details or a lost/stolen card. Following discussions with the CPT, from September […]
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Rush hour road work consultation
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published draft guidance to councils outlining new schemes aimed at reducing the number of rush hour road works. Subject to DfT approval ‘lane rental’ schemes would be able to […]
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Latest: York Union Terrace coach park
York St John University has withdrawn its offer to buy Union Terrace coach and car park from City of York Council, although doubts still remain over the council’s future plans for the site. The on-going […]