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Cheap Coach hire to Wembley for Cardiff City fans

25/01/2012 By Tracy Wilcox Leave a Comment

Congratulations to Cardiff City supporters following the Bluebird’s victory over Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup semi final last night! If you’re a Cardiff footie fan you’re probably still on cloud nine after last night’s thrilling match, but once you come back down to earth, Coach Broker has even more good news as we’re offering all Bluebird fans the chance to bag an absolute bargain on chauffeur driven coach hire to Wembley on February 26th.

Whether it’s Liverpool FC or Manchester City Cardiff has to face in the final showdown at Wembley at the end of February, make sure you don’t miss a second of the action by enlisting the expert services of Coach Broker. We offer a door-to-door service so we’ll collect you from your home and transport right to the entrance of Wembley Stadium so there’s no need to worry about catching taxis and buses, we take care of your journey from start to finish so you can concentrate on more important matters – cheering your team onto victory!

Coach Broker operates throughout the UK so whether you’re travelling from Cardiff or Newport, Bridgend or Birmingham, Barry or Basingstoke, Leeds or Chester, Newcastle or York, Manchester or Norfolk, we can provide you with a coach or minibus hire service from your chosen location to London’s Wembley stadium at an all-time low cost rate.

Take your pick from literally hundreds of coaches and minibuses for match day transportation to the Carling Cup final at Wembley. Coach Broker has everything from 8-seater minibuses, to 16-seater minibuses, 25-seater mini coaches to 36-seater and 42-seater coaches and 60-seater executive style coaches and even double-decker coaches with the capacity to carry over 80 passengers, so however many Cardiff football fans are travelling to Wembley for the Carling Cup final, we have a coach to match your every need.

Get your hands on the very cheapest coach hire deals for transport to Wembley right now – call Coach Broker today and request your free quote for coach hire to London.

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London bus stops to get Olympic inspired art

13/01/2012 By Tracy Wilcox Leave a Comment

Bus stops in London are getting an art make over ahead of the Olympic Games this summer. As part of a special art commission, selected bus shelters will be decorated with changing displays on the roof, with 30 bus shelters in 20 London boroughs already boasting these innovative displays.

Mark Titchner is the artist behind the latest bus shelter art project in which motivational slogans and phrases are being flashed up on the top of bus stops. Commands including, “If you don’t like your life, you can change it” and “Act or be Acted Upon” are being displayed on the roofs of bus shelters so those travelling on the top deck of London buses can look down and read the phrase.

There are 31 different motivational statements in total which are being changed on a daily basis on the bus shelter displays so commuters will see a different one every day they pass the same stop. The system is controlled by curators via the internet who change the displays at different times of the day and on different routes. The idea is to give passengers a thought to take with them on their journey, the Turner Prize nominated artist revealed.

While a number of professional artists are involved in the creation of the art for the London bus shelters, the public can also get involved via Bus Tops, where the people can submit their ideas and suggestions for use as art displays on the shelters.

The project is part of a wider programme of 12 public art commissions rolled out throughout the rest of England, also Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

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London bus workers demanding extra money for working the Olympics

20/12/2011 By Andrew Morgan Leave a Comment

London bus workers are demanding an extra £500 each for working over the Olympic Games this summer. The union, Unite have written a letter on behalf of the 28,000 workers who say they should be paid £500 extra because their buses will be extremely busy during the three weeks while the Olympics Games is in the capital.

The bus workers are arguing that the extra £500 payment would put their pay in line with what other London transport workers will receive during the Games in 2012. However, paying each London bus worker an extra £500 just for turning up for work during the Olympics will stretch Transport for London’s budget further, costing the taxpayer and passengers an extra £14 million over the duration of the sporting event.

London Mayor, Boris Johnson, does not support the bus worker’s appeal for more money during the Olympics and has described both the tube and bus staff of attempting to take advantage of their position to lever more money out of TFL.

An extra 800,000 passengers are expected to use London buses during the Olympic Games this summer, and the London Bus staff believe that they should be duly rewarded as their services will be especially busy as a result. The union has not ruled out industrial action if a resolution is not found.

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Discounted coach hire deals for Grimsby town football fans

24/11/2011 By Andrew Morgan Leave a Comment

Grimsby Town Football fans received some welcome news today as the club have announced discounted tickets for coach hire for fans travelling to next week’s second round clash of the Mariner’s FA Cup.

Football fans heading to Salisbury for the match between Grimsby Town and Salisbury City will be able to take advantage of discounted coach travel with tickets being sold from the main Grimsby Town ticket office for just £10 for season ticket holders and £15 for non season ticket holders. The number of coaches being laid on for football fans travelling to the second round clash will depend upon demand.

As well as the cheap coach hire deals being offered from the football club, the Grimsby Town Supporter’s Club are also running their own transport offers for fans planning a trip to Salisbury for the game, so there really is no excuse for Grimsby Town fans to not get behind their team on December 3rd for the second round of the Mariner’s FA Cup.

A total of 1,300 uncovered standing tickets will be available for Grimsby Town football fans with an initial run of 600 tickets going on sale this Monday morning at 9am from Blundell Park.

For affordable deals on coach hire for other sporting events taking place throughout the UK or Europe, get in touch with Coach Broker. They offer low cost deal on chauffeur driven minibuses and coaches throughout the country so wherever you’re travelling to or from, do it in style by enlisting the expert coach hire services of Coach Broker.

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20 new London tour buses to be made in China

02/11/2011 By Louise Williams Leave a Comment

An order for 20 new London tour buses due to be added to the London Big Bus Tour fleet in time for the Olympics next summer has been handed to a Chinese company.

The move has been seen as extremely controversial in the current economic climate with the government recently championing British companies in order to safeguard jobs, and yet the £5 million contract to create the new London sightseeing buses was won by a company operating in China.

In the past, the open-top sightseeing buses used on the London tours were made in Britain, however the latest batch will be shipped over from China once they’re completed.

The 20 new open-top double-decker buses will be used to transport tourists on sightseeing tours around the capital’s most famous landmarks as part of the London Big Bus Tours. The 20 new buses have been ordered to help cope with demand from tourists when the city hosts the 2012 Olympics next summer. The buses are expected to be up and running in time for the international sporting event.

Anhui Ankai Autombile based in Eastern China is the company responsible for manufacturing the new order for sightseeing buses for London. The company has previously worked with Big Bus Tours, supplying buses for use on their sightseeing tours in other parts of the world including America, Hong Kong and the Middle East.

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Marathon runner stripped of medal for catching the bus

13/10/2011 By Tracy Wilcox Leave a Comment

A 31-year-old marathon runner was stripped of his third place medal this week after he was caught out catching the bus for the last leg of the race near Newcastle.

Rob Sloan was taking part a marathon in the North of England on Sunday but after running 20 miles, decided to bow out of the race, catching a ride on the bus carrying spectators. However as the bus rolled up to the finishing line, Mr Sloan had a change of heart and hopped off the bus, emerging from the woods to sprint across the finish line on foot and win third place.

Race officials noted that the 31-year-old runner’s time showed he had completed the second half of the race faster than the first half, the only runner to have ever done this in the history of the marathon, which raised a few suspicions.

Keen to hold onto his third place medal, and personal best race time of 2 hours 51 minutes, 21 minutes faster than his previous record, Mr Sloan laughed off suggestions that he’d cheated during the marathon after several spectators, and the runner who came in behind the 31-year-old, questioned his position in the race.

After the marathon officials launched an official investigation into the matter, Mr Sloan came clean and admitted he’d caught a bus for the last few miles of the race. He has since been disqualified and stripped of his medal, and the rightful winner of the third place has been awarded the prize.

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Drivers swapped places as coach travelled at 60mph on dual carriageway

24/08/2011 By Andrew Morgan Leave a Comment

A pair of coach drivers has been suspended from their jobs with immediate effect after the duo swapped places behind the wheel as the coach travelled down a dual carriageway at 60mph with 50 passengers onboard.

The dangerous stunt was carried out by the reckless drivers as the first driver behind the wheel needed to use the onboard toilet. But instead of pulling off the road and changing drivers safely, the two men proceeded to carry out the swap over as the coach was speeding down the A34 dual carriageway.

The coach was carrying 50 Portsmouth football fans who were travelling to Middlesbrough for an away game at the time of the incident. Passengers described how luggage from the overhead racks came tumbling down, striking one person on the head, as the coach lurched across the road as the driver let go of the wheel as the other took over.

There have been suggestions that the original coach driver was unwell and that this may have prompted the second driver to take over 90 minutes into the journey.

The coach hire company was contacted following the incident and a replacement driver was sent to drive the coach home to ensure the safety of the football fans travelling onboard. The coach firm say a full investigation will be carried out to find out exactly what lead to the dangerous manoeuvre.

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Cheap coach hire for Wigan and Leeds fans travelling to Wembley for the Carnegie Challenge Cup

09/08/2011 By Louise Williams Leave a Comment

Calling all Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos fans! If you’re looking for cost effective coach transport to London’s Wembley arena to watch your team battle it out for the chance to lift the Carnegie Challenge cup, then come direct to the UK’s premier provider of chauffeur driven coach and minibus hire to learn  more about the cheap deals available for rugby league fans.

After triumphing over the Castleford Tigers in a nail biting 8-10 semi final over the weekend, the Leeds Rhinos booked their ticket to Wembley for this year’s Carnegie Challenge Cup Final at Wembley. The Leeds allocation of tickets for the Wembley final went on sale yesterday, so if you’ve already got your hands on your ticket to see the Leeds Rhinos take on Wigan Warriors on August 27th, then get in touch with Coach Broker to make the most of the highly affordable deals available.

Wigan Warriors beat St Helens in another fiercely fought match with a final score line of 18-12 last weekend and now the Wigan fans can look forward to a showpiece final in Wembley later this month.

Coach Broker have a huge selection of coaches and minibuses available for hire for Wigan and Leeds rugby league fans travelling to London for the Carnegie Challenge Cup final including 8-seater luxury minibuses with air conditioning and surround sound, to executive style 45-seater coaches with onboard WC facilities, to 80-seater double-decker coaches with plasma screens and CD systems, as well as standard style coaches and minibuses in a variety of sizes so however many people you need to transport, however large or small your budget, Coach Broker can offer you a competitive deal on coach hire to London.

Call Coach Broker now for a free quote for chauffeur driven coach or minibus hire to London for the Carnegie Challenge Cup Final.

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Coach hire deals for football fans attending the Charity Shield match at Wembley

02/08/2011 By Louise Williams Leave a Comment

If you’re planning a trip to London this Sunday to see Manchester United take on Manchester City at Wembley stadium for the chance to lift the Charity Shield, then Coach Broker is able to offer you a highly competitive deal on chauffeur driven coach or minibus hire so you can travel to London is style.

Whether you’re cheering on the red devils or the blues come Sunday, Coach Broker will be able to provide you with a cheap coach hire deal to Wembley. As a nationwide operator, Coach Broker offer chauffeur driven coach and minibus hire services throughout the UK so if you’re travelling from Manchester or Coventry, Cardiff or Chester, Edinburgh or Bristol, Brighton or Durham, Coach Broker can transport you to Wembley in the lap of luxury.

However many football fans you need to transport to London, whether it’s an entire football team, or just a handful of family and friends, Coach Broker have access to the largest fleet of coaches and minibuses in the UK so they’ll be able to match you to the right vehicle to suit your requirements.

Take a look at Coach Broker’s fleet and you’ll find everything from 90-seater double-decker coaches to 10-seater minibuses, 25-seater mini coaches to 50-seater standard coaches and 6-seater people carriers and 32-seater coaches so however many passengers you have, Coach Broker has it covered.

With 90,000 football fans expected to descend upon Wembley Stadium on Sunday to watch Manchester United and Manchester City battle it out for the second time this year, you need to get in touch with Coach Broker right away to ensure you get a seat on one of the many coaches travelling to London this weekend.

Coach Broker have a number of special offers available for football fans travelling to the Charity Shield match at Wembley on August 7th, get in touch for more details.

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Calls for London bus driver pay deal for London 2012 Olympics

31/05/2011 By Tracy Wilcox Leave a Comment

The Unite union working on behalf of the London bus drivers is calling for a pay deal for their drivers ahead of the forthcoming 2012 London Olympics.

Rail workers have agreed a pay deal ahead of the Olympics, which will be hosted in London next year, and the Tube workers are also said to be in talks for a similar package for staff working during the Games. Now the union is calling for a similar deal to be put forward for bus drivers who will be transporting an estimated extra 1 million passengers during the Olympics.

Network Rail workers have agreed a deal of a pay increase of 10% over the course of 2 years and also 10,000 staff will receive a one-off £500 rise ahead of the London Olympics. The Unite Union is calling for the 28,000 bus drivers in the capital to receive some kind of deal similar to that of the rail workers to compensate for the extra workload they’ll have to undertake during the London Games.

As well as public transport organisations, private transport companies are also gearing up for a busy 2012. Coach Hire operator, Coach Broker, has reported a huge surge in bookings for coach and minibus travel in the capital for the London 2012 Games. The coach hire provider has taken bookings from both spectators travelling to the Olympics, and is also in talks with a number of Olympic authorities from different countries to provide coach travel for athletes and delegates.

If you’ve got your ticket to the London 2012 Olympics, book your travel now by getting in touch with the UK’s leading coach hire provider, Coach Broker, to receive the very best deal.

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