Mark Anderson, Managing Director of Anderson Travel, talks candidly to Gareth Evans about a range of issues affecting the operation of coaches in London – including picking up and setting down, the Ultra Low Emission Zone, penalty charge notices, trade bodies and driver recruitment
Mark Anderson is a well-known figure in the coach industry – and his smartly turned out coach fleets – Anderson Travel and London Mini Coaches – are a familiar sight both in and outside the capital.
Despite having been a ‘Londoner’ for almost four decades, he’s never lost his soft Wirral accent.
As we sat down to talk over a welcome strong coffee in his office, which is located on Tower Bridge Road, a stone’s throw from the famous Thames river crossing, Mark promised to ‘tell it how it really is.’ Providing a taste of what was to come, he said: “Life for a London coach operator is tough. I cannot say anything has come out in the last two years which has made my life easier. Privately, all operators will tell you […]
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