What's New

The Senior Traffic Commissioner's statutory documents have been refreshed and updated with the most substantial update being to Statutory Document 6 — vocational driver conduct.

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has announced that its zero-emission capable Enviro400ER double decker has been fully certified as an Ultra-Low Emission Bus by the UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP).

It is to say the least unusual for a Chancellor to cancel one of the Government’s financial set-pieces of the year — in this case the Autumn Budget planned for November — but as Rishi Sunak explained to fellow MPs these are unprecedented times.

Bus and coach passenger charity, Bus Users, recently carried out a survey of 440 people to find out how they felt about returning to passenger transport travel now that lockdown has eased in most areas.

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tightened up national lockdown rules to tackle a second rise in coronavirus infections.

Transport emissions fell by 20% at the peak of lockdown, and greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced significantly if commuters left their cars at home, survey finds.

National passenger research and campaign group, Transport Focus, has issued a report summarising the findings from bus passengers in the group’s new Transport User Community covering their thoughts on returning to bus travel after lockdown.

Several transport and environmental charities have come together to appeal to families to transform the school run so that all pupils can get to school via climate-safe, healthy modes of travel.

In August, we reported on proposals by the Mayor of London to extend the hours of bus lanes in the capital (see Mayor proposes 24/7 bus lanes for London’s busiest roads).

Maintenance Investigation Visit Reports (MIVR), which the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carries out to ensure operators have the right systems, arrangements and facilities in place to maintain their vehicles, are changing.