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TfL is reminding coach operators not to park illegally at Victoria Coach Station. Short, mid and long-term parking is available – off-street and pre-booked: Bayswater Coach Park (near Notting Hill Gate) New Covent Garden Market (email [email protected]) Green Line (call 07831 658 479) On-street options: Millbank Albert Embankment Park Lane Victoria Embankment. For more details … Continue reading “Parking in and around Victoria Coach Station”
There are several important dates for the implementation of the smart tachograph version 2 (or second-generation smart tachograph): August 2023 According to the new tachograph rules, the second generation of smart tachographs must be installed in all new registered vehicles with a permissible weight of 3.5 tonnes or more by the 31 August 2023. December 2024 … Continue reading “New Tachograph Rules”
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”
Next month sees the introduction of the Bradford Clean Air Zone (CAZ) covering the area inside, and including, the Bradford outer ring road. It will also extend out along the Aire valley corridor, (Manningham Lane/Bradford Road and Canal Road area) to include Shipley and Saltaire. Starting on Monday 26 September the CAZ will operate 24 … Continue reading “Bradford – Clean Air Zone Implementation”
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”
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 … Continue reading “Route One Awards”