Another Total Insurance Story – Fleet this time!!

I just wanted to let all you Private Hire Operators out there know that Total Insurance have set up a new page on their website for Fleet Insurance! it shows some of the advantages of their Fleet Insurance policies.

I know there a lot of Minibus and Coach Operators who operate more than one vehicle and thought that this might be of some interest to you.

 

School Prom – Minibus saves the day!

 

The minibus blog has been told how a group of schoolchildren were taken to their prom in a minibus after their limousines turned up on the wrong day.

 

Hartlepool ‘Dial a Ride death’ avoidable

A council and two taxi firm operators have been fined more than £15,000 over the death of a man whose electric buggy fell from the back of a minibus.

James Hunt, 85, was fatally injured when the lift on Hartlepool Council’s dial-a-ride bus malfunctioned.

 

Minibus Fleet Regenerated

The wheels are rolling at Eastleigh on four new 15-seater wheelchair friendly community buses.

It is all thanks to a £169,680 boost from Hampshire County Council.
The windfall has helped One Community, formerly known as Eastleigh Community Services, to buy the new minibuses.

They will replace a number of minibuses which provide transport for a wide range of local community organisations.

County Councillor Colin Davidovitz, officially launched the new minibuses at Fleming Park Golf Course, on behalf of executive member for environment Councillor Mel Kendal, along with representatives from Hampshire County Council and One Community.

Cllr Kendal said: “The county council recognises the important role community transport schemes can play in meeting the transport needs of people locally and this partnership initiative is a great example of the local authorities helping to fund a local transport scheme.”

Ken Dufton, chief executive of One Community, said: ” These new minibuses have regenerated our fleet, replacing the older vehicles. As awareness of the scheme grows, we want to keep pace with demand, delivering a high quality standard of service.”

These minibuses can be hired out to voluntary and community groups.

For more information contact One Community on 023 8090 2400.

 

LDV Maxus – Best Minibus?

Whether for school or club transport or for professional operation, the new Maxus minibus launched by light commercials specialist LDV Group is a product that clearly comes top of its class.

Its debut at the Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham’s NEC reveals a vehicle bristling with features aimed at providing optimum choice to operators.

The Maxus minibus is a product derived from LDV’s recently completed five-year, £500 million development programme. The outcome is a minibus that combines stylish design, comfort, reliability and safety with low cost of day-to-day operation and of lifetime ownership.

Driver and passenger safety have been given the highest priority. All of the seats are forward facing and each has a head restraint and an ‘all generation’ integral lap and diagonal seat belt that can be comfortably worn by young or old alike. ABS brakes are standard, as are driver and front passenger airbags, a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher. An additional interior roof light illuminates the rear emergency exit.

A highly efficient 2.5 litre CDi turbocharged and intercooled engine powers the Maxus minibus and is matched to a five speed gearbox. This compact 16-valve, direct injection unit uses electronically controlled common rail technology to deliver exactly the right amount of fuel and achieve optimum performance and fuel efficiency with service intervals every 20,000 miles.

With a New Warranty Too..

Alongside its new models, LDV has introduced a market-leading five-year, 100,000 mile non-transferable manufacturer’s warranty on its award-winning Maxus range of vans. For a limited period it will be offered on all Maxus sales.

The extended warranty is part of LDV’s Additions + after-sales support programme provided through the company’s 61 UK dealers and it’s direct sales team. Other enhancements to the programme cover flexible warranty, service, repair and maintenance packages along with faster roadside assistance through LDV VANaid.

Making the announcement at the Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham’s NEC, LDV Executive Director Sales & Marketing Tony Lewis described the extended warranty as: “evidence of the complete confidence that the company has in the robustness and reliability of our Maxus product range.”

 

What’s the Best Minibus in the world?

I drive an LDV 400 which is great for saftety and reliability (maybe not speed lol)!!!

But I want to know what the rest of the multi-seat motoring world thinks is the best Minibus on the planet?

 

First Minibus Post

 

As a minibus owner I thought it was time there was a website dedicated to the trials and tribulations of having a bus.

Mine is an LDV 400, it has 17 seats and it pays my mortgage! I would like this site to be of use to not only Private Hire minibus owners, but all minibus owners, let’s come together as one and share our experiences of the world of multi-seat motoring!