Driving a bus or coach for a living is fantastically rewarding as you are helping many people on a daily basis get to their destination. Many of our customers say they enjoy the social aspect of the job as well as the responsibility that comes with it. As a bus driver, you will need to […]

You can imagine the delight and happiness that Ellie Rose Houghton felt when she passed the PCV bus test and was certified as a professional youngest bus driver. She is just 18 years old. Since then, she has worked as the youngest bus driver to take students of South Holderness Technical college home from school. […]

A local bus driver from Devon is being hailed as a hero today after he stopped his bus to help a man who had fallen and hit his head. This bus driver went above and beyond both the call of duty and standard bus driver training to provide much-needed first aid in a genuine emergency. […]

Commuters travelling from Manchester to Lehigh via bus now have the opportunity to take buses that will be utilising a brand-new busway just recently opened. The busway, which has been under construction for the last four years, promises to reduce transit times while also easing some of the traffic congestion currently in and around Manchester. […]

A recent survey just released by Leonard Cheshire Disability seems to indicate that the disabled, especially those confined to wheelchairs, are having trouble taking advantage of local bus service. Apparently, the disabled are being turned away by bus drivers during busy times or when the driver or vehicle cannot accommodate a disabled person for one […]

We would expect business drivers – i.e., those whose jobs consist primarily of driving – to be among the least penalised on the road due to their extensive experience and obvious need to know better. While that may or may not be true, research shows a troubling trend: some 39% of all business drivers have […]

At the HGV Training Centre, our bus driver training focuses on giving our students the knowledge and skills they need to pass the PCV theory test and the practical skills test taken at an authorised testing facility. Bus drivers working for First Bus have already received that kind of training, but soon they will be […]