Tootbus calls for greater regulation of London open-top bus market
Extended oversight and regulation of open-top tour bus services in London and their associated activities must be forthcoming from Transport…
Smart tachograph retrofit: Be aware if you are a coach operator
If you are a coach operator that heads over the water, then no doubt you are well underway with your…
C9: Target young to help solve recruitment issues
As CEO of one of coach and bus’s most prolific recruitment agencies, C9 Recruitment, Sam Wharfe has done much to…
ClockWatcher Elite: The smarter way to analyse data
The smart simplicity of ClockWatcher, which in 2005 became the first web-based instant analysis software program to offer analogue and…
Legal Q&A: Contract bidding and sexual harassment
What can I do if I have been unsuccessful in bidding for a contract? Much depends on whether the procurement…
AIR exemption offered to coaches used on rail replacement work
Coaches on rail replacement work can be granted a temporary exemption from complying with Accessible Information Regulations (AIR), which are…
Has the industry become too difficult for the TCs to regulate?
Relative niche, but nonetheless important, parts of the coach and bus industry regulatory landscape are restricted O-Licences, and Section 19…
Local authority Section 19 permit-based operation ‘lost safety focus’
North Lanarkshire Council was found by Traffic Commissioner (TC) Richard Turfitt (pictured) to have “lost focus on the safety and…
Transmach claims patronage boost and BODS compliance easing
Moving to a cloud-based system for ticketing has led to increases in patronage of 10% for its client operators, says…
Coach and bus legal Q&A: Periods of grace and trade marks
When might I need a period of grace and will the Traffic Commissioner (TC) grant it? If an operator cannot…
