Winter Wonderland 17 November 2022 – 2 January 2023

Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland will be open Thursday 17 November 2022 though to Monday 2 January 2023.

All Park Lane facilities for private hire coaches will remain open – please note that bus stands should not be used. Bus stops on Park Lane northbound are now for local buses only.

As part of the arrangements for this event the tour bus stands on Park Lane northbound between Grosvenor and Brook gates will be suspended for use by taxis. In addition the very rear of bus stop W (northbound – Speaker’s Corner) will also be used for taxis.

All operators should be aware of increased taxi traffic in Speaker’s Corner area and general pedestrian traffic crossing Park Lane during Winter Wonderland.

TfL Park Lane Coach Parking

Winter Wonderland website

News

Windsor – Coach Park link to town centre reopens

Refurbishment of the footbridge in Windsor which links the coach park with the town centre is due to be completed shortly, allowing the bridge to reopen, provisionally on Tuesday 7 May. The footbridge, which is considered by many to be the gateway into Windsor, has been shut since the start of the year to allow … Continue reading “Windsor – Coach Park link to town centre reopens”

Coach Parking In Central Bath Closes

Coach Parking and Drop-Off There are no facilities for coach parking in central Bath. The Riverside Coach Park closed on 2nd November 2020, which was required to facilitate the development of Bath Quays North, the Council’s flagship regeneration project, that will create a new business district providing much needed high-quality offices and new jobs. A new coach … Continue reading “Coach Parking In Central Bath Closes”

Buckingham Palace Road – Monday 21 August (overnight) 2023

There will be lane restrictions on Buckingham Place Road southbound just prior to the Eccleston Bridge junction overnight. Bus stands Z4 and Z12 will be closed. 21:00 to 02:00 on the night of Monday 21 August going into Tuesday 22 August 2023. The right turn into Eccleston Street (for access to the VCS Arrivals … Continue reading “Buckingham Palace Road – Monday 21 August (overnight) 2023”

Tachograph Violations

Detecting tachograph violations is getting easier. The DVSA are trialling remote tachograph sensing equipment to make it easier to detect drivers and operators who are breaking drivers’ hours rules, which has the potential to be dangerous to road users. Most operators do follow the rules, but the DVSA are still finding offences at the roadside. … Continue reading “Tachograph Violations”

PSVAR – Let us not forget

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”

Bradford – Clean Air Zone Implementation

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”