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Arriva North West free bus travel offer for drivers who recycle their cars

05/10/2011 By Tracy Wilcox Leave a Comment

Arriva North West have joined forces with Trade Your Transport to offer a drivers who give up their cars to travel on their services, 16 weeks of free travel.

The incentive of four month long bus travel cards to encourage commuters out of their cars and onto the bus is worth £235 and offers a great financial reward for motorists who make the switch, which is likely to be especially tempting in the run up to Christmas as everyone looks to save money in time for the festive period.

The bus company say they are offering the generous 16 week free bus travel incentive as they are extremely committed to helping to reduce congestion and co2 emissions throughout the UK, and encouraging people to use public transport instead of their own cars is one way that this can be achieved.

To be eligible for the free bus travel offer, car owners must recycle their old car with Trade Your Transport. They will require a few details from you regarding your vehicle, after which you can either choose to deliver your car to them at your nearest cartakeback centre, or they will arrange to collect your car from you direct.

Recycling your car through Trade Your Transport will give you exclusive access to the 4-weekly bus saver ticket with Arriva, get in touch with the car recycling company today for more information.

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School double-decker bus goes up in flames outside a Lancashire college

12/11/2009 By Andrew Morgan Leave a Comment
Students look on as the Lancashire college bus as it explodes into flames

Students look on as the Lancashire college bus explodes into flames

An Arriva double-decker bus used to transport students from Runshaw College, Leyland, suddenly burst into flames as it was waiting outside the college. The incident occurred just as pupils were finishing lessons and due to board the bus.

A school warden who was on duty at the time, helping to line up the buses as they arrived at the school, has been praised for his quick thinking which averted a serious disaster. The warden and the bus driver detected a smell of smoke and although they didn’t see any visible signs of a fire, they evacuated the bus anyway.

All passengers onboard including the driver and a handful of passengers were instructed to leave the vehicle. They all succeeded in getting off the bus safely and no one was injured in the accident.

The explosion did cause panic as one 16-year-old student, Sam Davey, said: “everyone was running away” as they caught sight of the fire. Another teenager added, “It was pretty frightening, and everyone seemed really shocked.”

It is believed that the fire was caused by an electrical fault behind the driver’s seat which triggered the blaze. The flames destroyed the double-decker bus and the bus stop where it was parked. It is also said to have caused partial damaged to another vehicle parked nearby.

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Double Celebration for Arriva at Scottish Transport Awards

03/11/2009 By Louise Williams Leave a Comment
Arriva is celebrating after its flagship airport service and one of its employees took top honours at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.
The bus company picked up the ‘Best Bus Service’ award for its Glasgowflyer 500 service, which offer commuters a high frequency 24/7 service direct between Glasgow Airport and the city centre.
Jimmy McGrory, whose job as a service regulator ensures buses run on time, was also crowned ‘Frontline Employee of the Year’.  Jimmy, aged 55, from Erskine, has worked for Arriva for 28 years and was “over the
moon” to collect the award.
Ralph Roberts, director and general manager for Arriva Scotland West, said: “It’s great news that the hard work and dedication behind our Glasgowflyer has been recognised as being the best bus service in Scotland. A major factor of its success is the people behind the scenes who ensure the service is tip top day-in-day out.
“I’m very proud of Jimmy who’s an extremely popular member of the team at Arriva Scotland West and with our customers in Erskine and Glasgow. They rely on him to ensure their bus is on time and gets them where they
need to be, which he does admirably. He’s a real credit to the company.”
Jimmy said: “I was so happy to hear that I had been nominated for the award, but to actually win is the icing on the cake. It’s nice to be recognised for doing a job that I enjoy so much.”
The annual Scottish Transport Awards sees the best of the transport community get together to recognise and celebrate industry achievements across Scotland. This year’s winners were honoured on 29 October at a
ceremony in Glasgow.
Arriva were awarded with two awards

Arriva were awarded with two awards

Arriva is celebrating after its flagship airport service and one of its employees took top honours at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.

The bus company picked up the ‘Best Bus Service’ award for its Glasgowflyer 500 service, which offer commuters a high frequency 24/7 service direct between Glasgow Airport and the city centre.

Jimmy McGrory, whose job as a service regulator ensures buses run on time, was also crowned ‘Frontline Employee of the Year’.  Jimmy, aged 55, from Erskine, has worked for Arriva for 28 years and was “over the moon” to collect the award.

Ralph Roberts, director and general manager for Arriva Scotland West, said: “It’s great news that the hard work and dedication behind our Glasgowflyer has been recognised as being the best bus service in Scotland. A major factor of its success is the people behind the scenes who ensure the service is tip top day-in-day out.

“I’m very proud of Jimmy who’s an extremely popular member of the team at Arriva Scotland West and with our customers in Erskine and Glasgow. They rely on him to ensure their bus is on time and gets them where they need to be, which he does admirably. He’s a real credit to the company.”

Jimmy said: “I was so happy to hear that I had been nominated for the award, but to actually win is the icing on the cake. It’s nice to be recognised for doing a job that I enjoy so much.”

The annual Scottish Transport Awards sees the best of the transport community get together to recognise and celebrate industry achievements across Scotland. This year’s winners were honoured on 29 October at a ceremony in Glasgow.

Related industry awards: Transport Broker Awards.

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