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Administrator and Membership Manager for UK Coach Operators Association since June 2024 View all posts by Margaret
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Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) reforms – came into effect Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Reforms to Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) have come into effect today (Tuesday 3 December). Changes include: • introducing a National Driver CPC that will cover driving a lorry, bus or coach in the UK • allowing training courses to be done in blocks of 3.5 hours, rather than the previous 7 hours, to … Continue reading “Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) reforms – came into effect Tuesday 3rd December 2024”
Works at Finchley Road Station
As operators will be aware we have had a number of issues this week with the works at Finchley Road station impacting both the bus lane and coach stop CL. We have now had clarification from the contactor on how the works will progress: Until Sunday 23 March 2025 Coach stop CL will remain open, … Continue reading “Works at Finchley Road Station”
M20 – Operation Brock
When there’s any sort of disruption in the channel, HGV traffic on the M20 heading for the Port of Dover or the Eurotunnel has nowhere to go. ‘Brock’ is a contraflow that can be set up overnight. It separates traffic into different lanes across both carriageways and keeps the M20 and other local roads open … Continue reading “M20 – Operation Brock”
M6 Roadworks – update
M6 southbound between J38 and J37 | Southbound | Road Works Location : The M6 southbound between junctions J38 and J37 . Lane Closures : Lane one is closed. Reason : Emergency barrier repairs. Status : Currently Active. Period : expect disruption until 19:00 on 30 March 2025. Lanes Closed : There is one of … Continue reading “M6 Roadworks – update”
A590 Roadworks update
A590 westbound between B5281 and A595 | Westbound | Road Works Location : The A590 westbound between the junctions with the A5087 west of Ulverston and the A595 . Reason : Emergency roadworks. Status : Currently Active. Period : expect disruption until 01:00 on 28 March 2025. A590 eastbound between A595 and B5281 | Eastbound … Continue reading “A590 Roadworks update”
Elizabeth Bridge Bus Stand – 3 Mar to 18 Apr 2025
This is a reminder to all operators that the bus stand on Elizabeth Bridge is only to be used by the following services only: National Express: Luton Airport services National Express: Stansted Airport services Other operators will be told to move on. This instruction can come from either National Express staff managing the services detailed … Continue reading “Elizabeth Bridge Bus Stand – 3 Mar to 18 Apr 2025”