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Contractors working on behalf of Westminster City Council will be undertaking Urban Realm works on Whitehall. These works require a northbound road closure of Whitehall at Trafalgar Square. 05:00 Monday 27 November until 17:00 Friday 8 December.
According to some UKCOA members recently, the issue of coach driver recruitment seems to have eased just a little. They are ‘just managing’ especially if cover is provided using office-based staff, typically for school runs. However, this is the winter period where there are not so many coach hires and work is just a little … Continue reading “Driver Recruitment and Succession Planning”
To allow scaffolding to be erected around 200 Buckingham Palace Road building lane restrictions will be in place at the coach entrance to the Departures Terminal on Semley Place. These restrictions will be in place 08:00 Monday to 19:00 Friday each week but will not apply at weekends or over Easter (19:00 Wednesday to 08:00 … Continue reading “Victoria Coach Station Lane Restrictions: February to April 2024”
Due to roadworks, there will be a full closure of Bridge Street between Victoria Embankment and Parliament Square. Westminster Bridge will be closed to most vehicles and it is unlikely that coaches will be allowed. 05:00 Thursday 7 April until 23:30 Friday 22 April
It was on Wednesday 13 April last year, just a few days before Easter that the email arrived from the DfT announcing the launch of medium-term exemptions (MTEs) from the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR) for Rail Replacement (RR) and Home-to-School (HTS) services. It gave us, in effect, a four year exemption plus … Continue reading “PSVAR – Let us not forget”
Coach parking to be reinstated on Park Lane. TfL introduced a new road scheme on Park Lane, including the removal of coach parking, as an emergency response to the coronavirus. In response to feedback TfL are planning the following changes to their scheme, with construction due to start in the coming months. New bus lane … Continue reading “Coach Parking on Park Lane”