Coach transport in the United Kingdom 2% in the previous year. In 2009 FirstGroup entered the market with Greyhound UK, competing with National Express and Megabus. The Birmingham Coach Station opened after a major rebuild. Reconstruction of the Milton Keynes Coachway started (opening Spring 2010). In September 2010 FirstGroup announced it would be expanding the Greyhound UK service significantly. In October 2010, Philip Hammond, the transport minister, announced that the M4 bus lane would be scrapped, saying: "Nothing is more symbolic of Labour's war on the motorist". The Confederation of Passenger Transport said that the decision, which was supported by all the main motoring organisations, had
City Car Club within the UK car club industry and secured City Car Club's leading position - with 500 cars in 13 cities and a membership base of 20,000. City Car Club withdrew the WhizzGo service in Liverpool in December 2009 when the existing contract with Liverpool City Council expired. Under the City Car Club name, the company continued to provide on-street rentals with 7 cars and 200 members by 2014. City Car Club City Car Club, now Enterprise Car Club, is a British car club operator. Established in 2000 and with around 840 vehicles, it is the oldest and one of the