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Covid19 (Coronavirus) Updates

Update on 10th December 2020

Whilst government restrictions are in place, its worth bearing in mind that we are still operating. These are some examples of things we can do right now. It is almost certainly not definitive; we consider every quote request for hires during restrictive times carefully and individually.

Travel to and/or from wedding ceremonies (up to 15 people allowed at ceremonies in tier 1, 2 and 3 areas), with social distancing between households
Filming and television productions, normally with small numbers of crew and talent in any case, but with a covid secure environment by workplace measures too
School groups, where pupils are already bubbled eg in classes
Funerals (up to 30 attendees allowed at funerals in tier 1, 2 and 3 areas), with social distancing between households
Static hire; such as for promotions or photoshoots (no passengers carried)
Transport to/from events that are allowed to take place, with social distancing between households
Other types of workplace/business travel where the group can mix due to other circumstances (eg workplace bubble, people who are frequently tested, etc)
Other types of social/family occasion subject to the tier rules on social mixing (typically a very low number of passengers)

All our buses have a hand sanitiser station on board. Our staff are briefed on new ways of covid safe working. For hires where the number of passengers requires it, we can prepare bespoke seating plans to ensure that households are all either 1m plus (with face coverings) or 2m apart.

Over the next few months we expect the restrictions to be loosened and of course that means more things are allowed.

Update on 19th March 2020

We appreciate that Covid19 has created a most difficult period to be planning family occasions. The combination of government social distancing advice, travel restrictions from abroad and the self-isolation of certain groups of people has meant we are receiving many enquiries from customers concerning their options for existing bookings this Summer.

Under the circumstances we are offering to cancel booked bus hires and transfer all the amount paid to a new reservation, without any fee.

Our sales staff would be pleased to discuss availability of dates and new hire details. Price may differ, but only as governed by our normal tariff for the new date. The only thing we'd need concerning this, is to receive a month's notice before the new date, so we have time to plan for it.

When customers are certain of new arrangements (which could be many months away if needed), we'd ask them to complete another booking application (available online) with the agreed details.

Customers must confirm by email/letter if they wish to cancel, and the above offer can then apply.

Over the next few days we will contact customers who had already enquired about the subject before this policy was released. Please keep a look out on this page for any future announcements.