The public service vehicle (PSV) licence is one of the more obscure licences required in the UK by some operators and drivers. It is a licence used to regulate vehicles with a capacity of nine or more that carry passengers for hire. It is also for vehicles, such as taxis, that carry fewer than nine […]

Do you have a valid bus driving licence that you are not doing anything with? If so, perhaps you would be interested in purchasing a piece of British history by way of Margaret Thatcher’s 1983 election bus. It is now on the market for a mere £25,000. Indeed, for less money than you would need […]

March 25 (2015) was a historic day in Bristol. It was the day when the much touted ‘poo bus’ finally rolled out of its garage and onto city streets to handle the Service 2 line. The technologically advanced bus is powered by biomethane gas produced from a combination of raw sewage and food waste. So, […]

Private bus companies around the UK are fearful that the push for devolution could spell the end of their businesses in the future. If their fears come to fruition, it will not mean that local bus service will also come to an end. It just means that the old model of public bus transport will […]

The training HGV and PCV drivers receive through the HGV Training Centre include information about mobile phone usage while driving. We constantly encourage drivers not to use hand-held mobile phones when behind the wheel, both for safety reasons and because it is against the law. One official now wants to make penalties more severe by […]

Earlier this week we addressed the question of whether or not increased regulation could be leading to fewer new drivers entering the haulage and transport industries. That blog post was prompted, in part, by a number of high-profile accident cases resulting in the tragic deaths of innocent victims. Regulatory questions aside, one transport industry expert […]

The haulage and transport industries are generally encouraged by news that shows companies buying and registering more new vehicles. Increased numbers of registrations generally imply business growth and additional hiring. Does the same hold true with numbers recently released for coach registrations? Do greater numbers of registrations mean more coach driver training in the future? […]

Last week we used one of our daily blog posts to share the story of a Norwich bus driver who accidentally found himself stranded on a narrow street with no exit. A video of the driver shows him skilfully pulling off a 140-point turn to get the bus out of its jam. It seems another […]

The PCV theory test that new drivers are required to take prior to beginning driver training covers a lot of ground. It is a two-part, 100-question exam designed to test the student’s knowledge of general road safety and hazard avoidance. Yet despite its comprehensive nature, we doubt there are any questions directly dealing with a […]

There is no denying that minibuses play a pivotal role in supplying much needed transportation services throughout the UK. Churches, charitable organisations, and councils routinely use the vehicles as a means of getting people to where they need to go inexpensively. But unfortunately, when it comes to minibus licence and permit questions, there are too […]