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All Points East Festival – Grove Road, London E9 to take place on the evenings of: 15, 16, 22, 23 and 24 August

On the evening of 15, 16, 22, 23 and 24 August, All Points East Festival will be taking place at Victoria Park. As a result, there will be nightly closures between 20:00 until 00:30 of Grove Road between Roman Road to Gore Road, Lauriston Road from Gore Road to Victoria Park Road and Old Ford Road from St. Stephens’ Road to Bonner Street.

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IMPORTANT – DfT Issue Update to Smart Tachograph and Driver Hours Regulations for International Journeys

The Department for Transport have yesterday issued an important update to the upcoming requirements for Smart Tachograph 2 installation and driver’s hours records for PSV’s when conducting journeys into the EU. From 31 December 2024, new requirements will come into effect for some commercial international transport journeys involving PSV’s with more than 10 seats. These … Continue reading “IMPORTANT – DfT Issue Update to Smart Tachograph and Driver Hours Regulations for International Journeys”

A316 Monday 21 October until mid-2025

A316 London Road roundabout From Monday 21 October until mid-2025, there will be a series of lane restrictions on the A316 at the London Road roundabout and on all approaches. This is so we can complete highway improvement works. If you are using the A316, plan ahead, allow more time for your journey and check … Continue reading “A316 Monday 21 October until mid-2025”

New Rules for International Regular and Special Regular Services

250312 Letter updating members regarding Regular and Special Regular Protocol (UKCOA) Dear Member, UK-based coach operators running international services will see changes come into effect from 1 April 2025 as the Regular and Special Regular (RSR) Protocol replaces existing arrangements under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). These updates primarily impact timetabled coach services … Continue reading “New Rules for International Regular and Special Regular Services”

Elizabeth Bridge Bus Stand – REMINDER

Coach operators are requested to remind their teams of the restrictions relating to the use of the stand on Elizabeth Bridge. In particular they must not park or wait on the double yellow lines to the rear of the stand.

Works on Park Lane northbound: 19 May to 18 Sep 2025

We now have updated dates for the Park Lane works, in addition to bus NOEs (attached), from Monday 19 May until Thursday 18 September. All dates continue to be subject to change. These works are to make permanent the infrastructure that was put in place for the Park Lane cycle lane. The works will be … Continue reading “Works on Park Lane northbound: 19 May to 18 Sep 2025”

Regent Street, St James Street 28 July to 8th August

Closure of Regent Street St James’s between Jermyn Street and Piccadilly from 27 July and 8 August 2025.