Weekend closures of the A4 between Hogarth and Chiswick roundabouts for resurfacing works will be carried out in two phases:
Phase 1 – Westbound
Overnight (22:00 to 05:00) on the nights 5, 6, 7 & 8 December 2022
Phase 2 – eastbound
Full weekend from 22:00 Friday 9 to 05:00 Monday 12 December 2022.
Please note: this coincides with the A4 weekend closure at Chiswick
The York Christmas Festival is taking place between 17 November and 23 December. The Visit York website has comprehensive details of coach and parking information.
However, some weekends are now fully booked up at Union Terrace coach park so UKCOA member York Pullman have stepped in to offer overflow parking at their depot
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union has announced that a programme of industrial action involving DVSA members will take place over a 6 week period from Tuesday 13 December 2022.
PCS members voted in favour of industrial action during a recent ballot. It’s part of national industrial action by the PCS union over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms.
For the latest information on how and when driving test will be affected please visit GOV.UK.
Driving test candidates who have an appointment on a strike day
If you or a pupil have a test booking on the day of industrial action, you or your pupil do not need to contact the DVSA now. They will get in touch with you and your pupil again with updates before the industrial action.
Not all DVSA staff are union members, and even if they are, they might choose not to go on strike.
The strike action might affect some:
The strike action will not affect:
Please look out for updates to GOV.UK and emails or text messages regarding appointments.
TfL has updated its reminder to coach operators about some of the on-street parking and route restrictions in and around Victoria Coach Station.
Short, mid and long-term parking is available –
off-street and pre-booked:
On-street options:
For more details of the on-street parking conditions please see the full document.
Please be aware of the parking restrictions in and around Victoria Coach Station, which include –
Coaches must not:
For more details of the parking restrictions and penalties, and more importantly, the alternative parking options please see the full document.
TfL stress that coaches are most welcome in London; however, because of the nature of the road network and the demands on kerbside space, some element of pre-planning before you bring a coach into London is essential. Visit the TfL website pages especially designed for coach drivers at https://bit.ly/3clllD8.
Royal Hospital Road will be closed in both direction on Saturday 26 November. Coach operators are advised to use the main A4 route via Brompton Road or other commonly used routes to access Victoria from the west.
Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland will be open Thursday 17 November 2022 though to Monday 2 January 2023.
All Park Lane facilities for private hire coaches will remain open – please note that bus stands should not be used. Bus stops on Park Lane northbound are now for local buses only.
As part of the arrangements for this event the tour bus stands on Park Lane northbound between Grosvenor and Brook gates will be suspended for use by taxis. In addition the very rear of bus stop W (northbound – Speaker’s Corner) will also be used for taxis.
All operators should be aware of increased taxi traffic in Speaker’s Corner area and general pedestrian traffic crossing Park Lane during Winter Wonderland.
Congratulations to the UKCOA Finalists and Winners at this year’s Route One Awards; the first since 2019.
The winners of Coach Operator of the Year across all three categories are all UKCOA members.
Above and Beyond
Kevin Mayne – Mayne’s Coaches
Richard Bamber – Anthony’s Travel (Finalist)
Large Coach Operator of the Year
York Pullman
Medium Coach Operator of the Year
Mayne’s Coaches
Golden Boy Coaches (Finalist)
Stanley Travel (Finalist)
Small Coach Operator of the Year
Anthony’s Travel
Engineer of the Year Small/Medium Operator
Ian Scott – Stanley Travel
Best Use of Technology (up to 150 vehicles)
Anthony’s Travel (Finalist)
Lane 1 southbound in Park Lane will be closed to facilitate construction works at the Dorchester Hotel.
