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Please remember this is only a guide, it does not cover every eventuality. You are the professional you must also use your knowledge, judgement and common sense. Make sure you know the restrictions, the rules, make sure you read the road signs.  

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The UKCOA is the only trade association run by coach operators for coach operators.

Joining the UKCOA is easy. Membership rates range between £200 and £525 per year depending on the number of vehicles you operate and you will have access to the latest news and updates affecting your company, joining like minded members of the coach industry who want to provide the best possible service for their customers. For further information click here Join Us.

We represent our members in key, national and local issues, such as PSVR, vehicle technology, setting down and picking up facilities and coach parking, driving standards and employment.

We promote the coach industry and it’s importance to stakeholders with an interest in transport matters generally, including local and national government.

The UKCOA website has a members only section with access to compliance updates and crisis control.

With regular meetings and workshops, members newsletters, and the chance to meet those who are responsible for decision making in our industry, the UKCOA is the association to join if you want your voices as a UK coach operator to be heard.

Disabled Peoples Right to use Coach Services.

The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) an extremely important and influential government advisory body has finally written a piece on the accessibility of coach services. Whilst acknowledging the limitations to access unique to coaches as a result in the main of the width and height of the front entrance steps DPTAC encourage, operators the Department of Transport and manufacturers to come together to find a solution to this in the short to medium term. Read more here….

Buckingham Palace Road will be closed southbound between Elizabeth Bridge Street and Semley Place whilst Thames Waterworks carry out repairs. From 10:00 Monday 27 June until 17:00 Saturday 2 July 2022 Access to VCS Arrivals Terminal Normal routes remain open. Access to VCS Departures Terminal Coaches can only access the Departures Terminal from the west … Continue reading “Buckingham Palace Road Closure 27 June – 2 July 2022”

Concerts will be taking place in Hyde Park as part of the British Summer Time Concerts. Up to 65,000 are expected to attend and so drivers should exercise care and caution for the duration of this event. On Friday 24 June, Saturday 25 June and Sunday 26 June: to facilitate the egress of these events, Park Lane will … Continue reading “Hyde Park 24 – 26 June 2022”

TfL has updated their plans for the Park Lane scheme that they delivered temporarily in May 2020 as part of their Streetspace for London programme. Following their monitoring of the Park Lane scheme and feedback received; TfL intend to make some improvements. These changes focus on the northbound carriageway and a list of works is … Continue reading “TfL’s Park Lane Scheme – Roadworks 20 June – 19 August 2022”

Dundee City Council made the Dundee Low Emission Zone Scheme 2022 on 24 May 2022. The reasons why the Council made the Scheme are noted below: – Despite improvements in air quality since the introduction of the Dundee City Council Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) in 2011, there remain locations in the city where the … Continue reading “Low Emission Zone for Dundee”

The City of Edinburgh Council has announced it will operate a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) (‘the Scheme’) in Edinburgh city centre. The Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Scheme is located within an area of Edinburgh city centre, as denoted by the boundary and was introduced on 31 May 2022. A two-year grace period will apply to … Continue reading “Low Emission Zone for Edinburgh”

New mobile speed enforcement cameras launched in London Transport for London (TfL) has launched five new mobile safety cameras to tackle the risk and harm caused by speeding across London. Police data shows that half of fatal collisions in London have speed as a factor. The new laser cameras are being operated by a team … Continue reading “Mobile Speed Cameras and E-Scooters in London”