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
The Access Survey to shape accessibility guides published by public sector bodies including VisitScotland and VisitBritain. The Access Survey The Access Survey is an annual survey of disabled people in the United Kingdom carried out by Euan's Guide. First carried out in 2014, The Access Survey gathers information on disabled people's experiences of, and attitudes toward accessibility in the United Kingdom. The results of the access survey have been used to shape accessibility policy in the tourism sector. The Access Survey was first carried out in October 2014 and is carried out annually. The survey was designed with the aim of better understanding