Moto raises prices to battle inflation as motorway service station giant’s owners mull £2bn sale July 10, 2024 Motorway service station giant Moto upped its prices to help battle the rise in costs during its latest financial year as its owners weigh up putting the company up for sale for £2bn.
Manchester and Stansted airports beat pre-pandemic passenger levels for the first time July 2, 2024 Manchester Airports Group, which owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports has had a record-breaking year as more than 60 million passengers travel through its gates.
What makes King’s Cross London’s best train station? Competition July 2, 2024 Passengers on the East Coast mainline enjoy fierce fare competition and a choice of routes, so why isn’t this successful model replicated elsewhere on the network? Asks Tony Lodge What makes King’s Cross unique among London’s train stations? Why do passengers who use the station rate most of its train services the very best in [...]
Wizz Air faces shareholder row over £15m exec payout plan June 23, 2024 Wizz Air is facing yet another shareholder row over plans to pay out millions to top executives without any performance strings.
Green Flag hits record profit after price hikes for breakdown customers June 21, 2024 Breakdown recovery firm Green Flag saw its revenue leap last year as additional fees for customers helped to boost its bottom line, according to newly-published results.
Motorpoint has the ‘most difficult year in its history’ amid shortage of used cars June 13, 2024 One of the largest used car supermarkets in the UK, Motorpoint, had "the most difficult year" in its history as people buy fewer cars for cheaper, compounded by an industry-wide shortage of pre-owned vehicles.
‘Bad news’ for Upper Crust owner after watchdog calls for more rail station catering competition June 12, 2024 The Office of Rail and Road has been investigating whether a lack of competition in railway station catering has been bumping up costs for passengers.
Firstgroup: Booming rail and bus demand delivers windfall for shareholders June 11, 2024 Firstgroup dividends sit at 5.5p, a 45 per cent hike on full-year 2023 amid a surge in demand for rail and bus travel.
Long commutes aren’t just boring, they’re holding back the economy June 11, 2024 Adding more trams, trains and buses to the UK's major cities will not only make our morning commutes quicker, it will also help improve the economy, Chris Dorrell writes
Asda named the most expensive supermarket petrol seller ahead of Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s June 5, 2024 Asda has been named as the UK’s most expensive supermarket fuel retailer ahead of rivals Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s.