Coach and bus legal Q&A: Brake tests and employment rights
JMW Solicitors’ experts coach and bus legal advice column this month focuses on brake testing and the Employment Rights Bill…
Collecting debts from poor payers: The options open to operators
Customers failing to pay an invoice on time will have been experienced by many coach operators. While frustrating, various strategies…

Navigating the road to O-Licence compliance
Directors' O-Licence compliance responsibilities, guidance on proposal-to-revoke letters and driver mental health were all covered at the recent CE Transport…

Section 19 schools campaign gains Parliamentary exposure
Campaigners seeking to prevent schools from using Section 19 permits to operate minibuses were hosted at a Parliamentary drop-in session…

AETR rules formally adopted for UK-international coach journeys
Amendments and modifications to legislation that reflect how international journeys by coach and bus between the UK and EU nations…

Cambridgeshire CC fined £6m over three Busway deaths
Cambridgeshire County Council has been fined £6 million after three deaths between 2015 and 2021 on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.…

Beware ‘convergence of factors’ in serious RTCs: McCarron Coates
A convergence of factors that could have been addressed by an operator often underpins road traffic collisions that result in…
Dangers of paying a coach driver day rate: What you must know
In the competitive world of coach operation, controlling costs while maintaining compliance is a constant balancing act. An area that…
Coach and bus legal – speeding tickets and neonatal care leave
JMW Solicitors’ coach and bus legal advice column this month centres on speeding notifications and neonatal care leave I…

Richard Turfitt named Acting Traffic Commissioner for Scotland
Richard Turfitt has been named Acting Traffic Commissioner (TC) for Scotland on a temporary basis pending the appointment of a…