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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 Council are backdating a price increase to 1 April 2022 (amount unspecified)
LB Sutton have agreed a 5% increase to be backdated to April 2022
Bucks County Council have given a 3% uplift as long as DERV remains at £1.50 per litre
Norfolk County Council have agreed a 6 month increase capped at 14% while fuel remains at £1.50 per litre
Worcestershire County Council have promised a 3.4% increase dated from 1^st April
Northumberland County Council recognise the need to make an adjustment and are looking at options for how to make that happen
Durham County Council are considering several different mechanisms but uplift support is not yet finalised or approved

News

UKCOA Support All Party Parliamentary Group Appeal for Ukraine

The UK Coach Operator Association (UKCOA) is proud to be supporting the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Road Passenger Transport Industry (RPTI) appeal for buses and coaches for Ukraine. The RPTI have recently established contacts with a group organising the transportation of bus and coach vehicles to be converted into mobile medical centres to … Continue reading “UKCOA Support All Party Parliamentary Group Appeal for Ukraine”

TfL’s Park Lane Scheme – Roadworks 20 June – 19 August 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”

Whitehall (northbound) – until Friday 8 December 2023

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.

Travel by Coach to Imberbus

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PSVAR: Next Levels of Compliance – 1 August 2024

There are just over 3 months to go before the next step in the minimum levels of compliance required for those who have a ‘Special Authorisation’ for vehicles used on Home to School (HTS) and Rail Replacement (RR) services. From 1 August 2024, the following levels of compliance will be required: Band A – For … Continue reading “PSVAR: Next Levels of Compliance – 1 August 2024”

Coach Ban, Except For Access – Ebury Bridge Road

Ebury Bridge Road, linking Buckingham Palace Road and Chelsea Bridge Road, now has a permanent restriction in place banning coaches from using it, except for access, in both directions. Please note that “except for access” does not permit traversing the road to/from Chelsea Bridge Road. Coaches should now route via Pimlico Road for access to/from … Continue reading “Coach Ban, Except For Access – Ebury Bridge Road”