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From 05:00 on Tuesday 2 April until 21:00 Tuesday 16 April 2024 roadworks will be taking place at the junction of Buckingham Palace Road and Victoria Street. The impacts are as follows: Buckingham Palace Road bus stop P and coach stop 16 also closed. Operators normally using coach stop 16 should use stops R or … Continue reading “Victoria Street and Buckingham Palace Road: Tuesday 2 – Tuesday 16 April 2024”
Detecting tachograph violations is getting easier. The DVSA are trialling remote tachograph sensing equipment to make it easier to detect drivers and operators who are breaking drivers’ hours rules, which has the potential to be dangerous to road users. Most operators do follow the rules, but the DVSA are still finding offences at the roadside. … Continue reading “Tachograph Violations”
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, a Joint Statement has been issued by the UKCOA, CPT, RHA and the Guild of British Coach Operators concerning Fuel Prices. (Click the image above to read the statement).
From 24 July to 25 August 2023 roadworks will be taking place at the junction of Buckingham Palace Road and Ebury Bridge Road over a number of phases. The works will include: Banned turns Lane restrictions Four-way temporary traffic light Road closure of Ebury Bridge Road westbound – please note a coach ban is in … Continue reading “Buckingham Palace Road – Monday 24 July to Friday 25 August 2023”
The Highway Code made some changes from 29 January 2022. Rules for all types of road users have been updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses. There are 6 main changes for driver (plus 2 changes for cyclists). 1. Hierarchy of road users 2. People crossing … Continue reading “Changes to the Highway Code”
It was back at the beginning of the Year (RouteOne 864 January 2023) that I reminded coach operators of the minimum levels of PSVAR compliance required for Home to School (H2S) and Rail Replacement (RR) fleets from 1 August 2023. This deadline is now less than three months away so do make sure that your … Continue reading “PSVAR: The Call for Evidence – by Peter Bradley MD UKCOA”