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Volunteers Week: 22-Year-Old Drushti Shares Her Experience
Drushti is a 22-year-old international student from Mumbai studying at the University of Bath. Coming to the UK without her family and navigating University life alone has been daunting and Drushti often felt out of place and isolated.Although a…
Abigail Pritchard
Low Emission Zones in Scotland: Are You Ready?
Low Emission Zones are being established in Scotland in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow by Transport Scotland working with the respective local authorities in each city.Are you ready?Low Emission Zones (LEZs) set environmental limits on certain…
David Kelly
Press Release: CTA Urges Operators to Prioritise Robust Maintenance Programmes
The Community Transport Association (CTA) calls on all community transport (CT) operators to prioritise robust maintenance programmes to ensure the safety and compliance of their vehicles on the road. This call has become paramount following the…
Gemma Lelliott
Accessible Transport: Making a Case for Community Transport
There is no gainsaying that people deserve transport options that enable them to connect with their community, even if they have mobility-restricting disabilities or any other factor that may result in additional transport needs.This was the CTA’s…
Josiah Deakin
Buckle Guards: CTA Statement
On 13th February 2023, we were notified by several CTA members of an article published in Route One magazine, containing a briefing from DVSA around the use of seatbelt ‘buckle guards’.The article stated that ‘DVSA has highlighted to operators of coaches…
Gemma Lelliott
Celebrating Scotland’s Plugged-In Communities
Community Transport is leading the way to net zero thanks to new investment from Transport Scotland with support from Energy Saving Trust and backed by CTA’s Team Scotland.We’re delighted that 18 Community Transport operators across Scotland will benefit…
David Kelly