Freewheeling on the south coast

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Alan Payling meets a freelance driver who gets a variety of work by providing his services to operators who need a professional that not only holds a DCPC but thinks periodic training is a sound idea

If anyone was looking for an appropriate motto for coach drivers, perhaps varietas delectat should be considered for their coat of arms. In plainer terms, it means variety is the spice of life. When it comes to the varied life the average coach driver leads, that motto would be more than accurate. Looking at the places coach drivers go and the people they meet, perhaps other contenders like iam non obscure (never a dull moment) or ut raeda coegi ire longam viam (you can go a long way as a coach driver) should be considered. Not sure the last one is exactly right as they didn’t have many coaches in ancient Rome, so it might refer to chariot drivers. So, hold your horses on that one. […]

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