Press Releases

• Tap & Cap allows the customer to achieve the best value fare for their journey without needing to commit to long term tickets in advance.
• Customers simply tap their payment method on the ticket machine reader next to the driver and the technology does the rest.
• Further rollout of the Tap & Cap technology will be rolled out in Basildon in April.

The importance of life-saving skills highlighted as passenger suffered cardiac arrest

• Partnership with Leicester City Council
• New ticketing technology for contactless payments

First Bus has become an Official Partner of Leeds Rhinos to help support and promote the club’s Women in Sport initiatives with its rugby league and netball teams.

First Bus highlights the success of its engineering programme as National Apprenticeship Week 2022 kicks off

• Collaboration between, First Potteries, Best Impressions, Altro and Bus and Coach World 
• 25 buses being branded in a new livery, interior refurbishment and new Minton flooring.
• Buses will run on services 3 & 4 via Hanley to Burslem, Kidsgrove and Tunstall.  

Former MD of First Aberdeen and Operations Director of First Glasgow has now been appointed to succeed Andrew Jarvis as Managing Director for First Bus in Scotland. 

First Bus, Scotland’s largest bus operator, has announced the official appointment of Duncan Cameron into the role of managing director.

• New fares effective from Sunday 6 February

• New range of Flexi tickets to be launched
• Below inflation price change for most on-bus fares

First York customers have helped the bus operator to raise £1,000 to support the York Foodbank appeal to put fresh food on the tables of struggling households over the festive holiday.

First Glasgow’s drive for new recruits took yet another shift in gear with the announcement of a new pay deal that improves pay progression and shift payments for its employees.