Coach News
Honk for Hope heads west
On Monday 17 August the Honk for Hope protest headed for Wales and the West of England to continue to raise awareness of the coach industry’s plight. Richard Sharman was in Bristol to watch the […]
Coach News
Coach News
Honk for Hope UK hopes to see 1,000 coaches at London protest next week
UK coach operators are preparing to hit the road again next week to continue to put pressure on the government and raise awareness of the plight many operators are in. Organised and spearheaded by Jenna […]
Coach News
Obituary: Gordon Mayne
Gordon Mayne, Managing Director at Maynes Coaches of Buckie, passed away very suddenly at home on Wednesday 29 July. Aged 67, Gordon had been the third generation to run the family business, following in the […]
Coach News
Coach companies’ exclusion from Government’s Coronavirus tourism and leisure rate relief scheme puts them at risk, trade bodies warn
Trade associations representing thousands of tourist businesses across the UK – including the CPT – together with the Local Government Association, have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking him to urgently change civil […]
Bus News
Operators to be paid for local authority contracts until ‘at least the end of June’
The Cabinet Office has issued a Procurement Policy Note (PPN), offering guidance for public bodies on how to handle the payment of suppliers in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Aimed at ensuring services continue during […]
Bus News
Bus manufacturers halt production
Alexander Dennis Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has announced that it has suspended production at its UK manufacturing facilities. Colin Robertson, CEO of ADL, said that the company will implement an orderly idling of its manufacturing […]
Bus News
CPT reacts to school closures
Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Chief Executive Graham Vidler has issued a statement reacting to the Government’s decision to close schools across the UK as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an understandable […]
Coach News
Reays Coaches lays off staff
Reays Coaches of Wigton, Cumbria has taken the decision to lay off a number of employees as a consequence of the lack of work currently available. In a letter sent to the affected employees, the […]
Coach News
Edwards Coaches offers free travel to NHS workers
As of 23 March, South Wales-based Edwards Coaches is offering free travel on its local bus services to NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The services run between the Pontypridd area and Cardiff, including a […]
Bus News
More support needed for industry, warns Urban Transport Group
The Urban Transport Group has released a statement outlining what it believes the government needs to do to support the transport industry during the coronavirus crisis. “As the transport authorities for England’s largest city regions […]
