News & events

03-09-2010
e-newsline issue 77
This edition includes: Coaching conference; annual returns; Coach Operators Federation; SW Annual dinner; CPT Workshop in Norflok/Suffolk

26-08-2010
e-newsline issue 76
This edition features: Tacho relaxation for the Pope's visit to Glasgow, OCRS Banding System, Domestic Hours Review rumbles on and West Midlands Meeting.

20-08-2010
e-newsline issue 75
This edition features:BSOG, Northern Region Social Event, IRU Diploma of Honour, CPT Surrey Workshop, West Midlands Dinner & Dance, and Derek Giles.

16-08-2010
CPT release - Continuation of BSOG is vital for a rural service says Bus Operators
The Rural Alliance Report, “The Rural Challenge” published today reinforces why the Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG) shouldn’t be cut by Government. 
Commenting on the report Simon Posner, Chief Executive of the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK said; “The rural challenge highlights the importance of public transport in rural areas.

12-08-2010
e-newsline issue 74
This edition features: 2010 Parking Charges Consultation - Have Your Say, Welcome New Members, Destination Displays, Album 2011 and Newcastle-Under-Lyme Coach Parking.  

10-08-2010
2010 Parking Charges Consultation
CPT has learnt that a parking charges consultation has recently been issued jointly by London Councils and Transport for London (TfL) and it is important as stakeholders that we have the right of response. Managing London’s road network is undertaken by London’s 33 local authorities and TfL. This management takes many forms and includes the requirement to enforce penalties to allow the free and expeditious movement of traffic throughout the Capital. TfL and the boroughs are collectively responsible for setting the level of such penalties, which are used to “ensure compliance for the benefit of London as a whole”.

09-08-2010
Do you have any coaches booked for the Pope's visit to London in September?
The Pope is visiting London on 18th September 2010 and will be conducting a prayer vigil / mass in Hyde Park. We have been discussing the visit with the various authorities and it now appears that the planning assumption (and public advice from the Church) is that attendees should travel to the event on public transport. (Coaches, Buses & The Tube)

09-08-2010
8 overnight Coach parking bays now available in the City Of Westminster
As a result of a joint initiative between CPT, Transport for London, City of Westminster, The Society of London Theatre and the kind co-operation of Green Line (Arriva the Shires) overnight coach parking bays are now available at Bulleid Way, Green Line Coach Terminal, Victoria, London.There are excellent facilities for drivers on site, including toilets, restaurants and cafes and the additional 24 hour facilities of Victoria Railway Station are located nearby.These coach parking bays will provide very convenient overnight parking for the industry serving theatres, restaurants, attractions and hotels.

06-08-2010
e-newsline - issue 73
This edition features: Papal Visit to London, CPT Meeting with Coach Minister, Peter Penniston, Vehicle Recalls and Gatwick Airport - Parking Vouchers.

30-07-2010
e-newsline issue 72
This edition features: Annual Return Form 2010, DRM Hog Roast, French Coach Ban, Winter Salt Supply,CPT Kent & Medway Group, and IRU Diploma of Honour Award.

13-09-2010
CPT Conference: Retailing into Recovery
The 35th Annual CPT Conference shall be held at The Crieff Hydro Hotel, Perthshire, Scotland on Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th September 2010.

14-09-2010
CPT Kent & Medway Group...
invites CPT London & Home Counties members to join them for a FREE event with the Senior Traffic Commissioner. Phillip Brown, on Tuesday 14 September, 2010, at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham (Kent).

30-09-2010
CPT Surrey Workshop
In order to provide Members with the opportunity to put their views and concerns directly to some of the agencies and organisations affecting the coach and bus industry, CPT Surrey is hosting a FREE Workshop event with support from the Senior Traffic Commissioner, VOSA and the Highways Agency at The Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey on 30 September, 2010.

13-10-2010
CPT Annual Coaching Conference - BOOK NOW!!
This year's CPT Coaching conference will take place on Wednesday 13 October at Volvobus HQ in Warwick. Attendance is FREE for members and we invite you to   > register your interest here <, if you would like to join us in Volvo's state of the art conference facilities for this key event in the 2010 coaching calendar.

19-10-2010
CPT Workshop - Newmarket
In order to provide operators with the opportunity to put views and concerns directly to some of the agencies and organisations affecting the coach and bus industry, CPT Norfolk and Suffolk (a sub group of the London & Home Counties Region) is hosting a free Workshop event with support from the Traffic Commissioner for the East of England, VOSA and the Highways Agency at The Bedford Lodge Hotel, Newmarket, CB8 7BX on 19 October 2010.