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Contractors FM Conway on behalf of TFL we’ll be carrying out a program of pedestrian crossing and footway resurfacing works around the area of Hyde Park Corner and Park Lane and Grosvenor Place These works will be carried out in three phrases which will include lane restrictions. Phase 1: 21 February 2024 – 31 March … Continue reading “Area of Hyde Park Corner : February to May 2024”
As well as Bradford’s CAZ which starts later this month Bristol is also launching its CAZ this year, commencing on Monday 28 November. They will join Bath, Birmingham and Portsmouth (together with London’s Low Emission Zone) in setting emission standards for vehicles entering certain parts of the city and the surrounding area. However, unlike Bradford, … Continue reading “Bristol – Clean Air Zone Implementation”
A challenge for many of us working in transport is keeping track of legislation. For example, the deregulation and the subsequent opportunities for reregulation of the bus network, has introduced new Acts of Parliament and repealed many aspects of earlier Acts, making it, at times, quite difficult for the layperson and, I suspect, the professional … Continue reading “BODS & PSV (Accessibility Information) Regulations 2023 – The unintended consequences on the Coach Industry”
A survey of UKCOA members revealed that there is some disparity in how county councils are reacting to the increased fuel prices. The following councils are known to have agreed or promised uplifts, although most have yet to actually make payments to operators. Surrey County Council have agreed a 10% increase Cheshire West and Chester … Continue reading “School Contract Rates”
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”
After a landmark legal case, it’s no longer just full-year workers who need 5.6 weeks’ annual holiday. You need to provide this for all staff, even if they don’t work for you every week of the year. If this ruling affects your workers, you need to change way you calculate holiday pay and leave… or … Continue reading “Legal update to workers’ holiday entitlement”