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Friday, 12 February 2021

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham bus company fears plans to cut services will leave passengers stranded'These reductions will also aggravate loneliness and isolation, which all public transport services seek to minimise'

Yorkshire Post

• Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority postpones decision to support bus services in rural areaThe guardians of Europe's most popular national park have postponed a decision on a charity's plea for help propping up bus services, despite being warned ignoring the appeal could harm their integrity.

Coach and Bus Week

• Andy Warrender is new face at the wheel of RHA CoachesFollowing the initial launch of RHA Coaches, the organisation has been putting together a team ready for when membership opens in April, and as part of its recruitment drive has brought on board Andy Warrender. RHA Managing Director for Commercial Operations, Richard Smith said: “We’ve been working hard to give coach operators the benefit of our experience as the key representative organisation for commercial vehicles.
• Working together to move forwardsIn mid-January, VisitBritain joined with the Coach Tourism Association to hold a webinar looking at the road to recovery for Britain’s coach sector. Jonathan Welch provides a brief summary of the discussion

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Ticketer unveils new driver alert feature for its ETMsTicketer has launched a new driver alert feature for its electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) which aims to warn drivers when a vehicle is approaching an area of restricted access on unfamiliar routes.
• DPTAC calls for PSVAR to capture all ‘for hire’ coachesThe Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has issued an extraordinary call to the government asking it to embark on steps towards mandatory compliance with PSVAR for all coaches that are used on “for hire” work.
• Alexander Dennis pledges support to Skills Challenge as competition returns in 2021Long-term support for the bus industry is one of the main factors behind the creation of the Skills Challenge competition and a vision that is shared by bus builder Alexander Dennis (ADL).
• Is it time to encourage passengers back on board?Graham Vidler: ‘Now is the time to embed coaches as a crucial part of the UK’s economic, social and environmental agendas’ 
• Interbus: Cross-border coach and bus services after BrexitWhen the Brexit transitional period came to an end on 31 December 2020 the right of access to the European Union (EU) previously enjoyed by UK coach and bus operators was removed.
• Transport Select Committee to examine coach industry plightThe Transport Select Committee will soon convene a standalone, “deep dive” session to consider issues currently facing the coach industry. The development was announced by Committee member Greg Smith MP at a virtual political lobbying event on 10 February that was called to highlight coaching’s ongoing need for nationwide bespoke support.
• Transport Scotland deploys Unicard smart ticketing systemTransport Scotland has chosen Unicard’s smart ticketing system to manage its commercial journeys and the Scottish National Concessionary Travel Scheme.