Shropshire bus route operator banned after fleet inspection found 'passenger safety put at very serious risk'
A coach company which ran a service in south Shropshire has had its licence revoked after "the worst fleet inspection" a commissioner had ever seen.
Herefordshire-based Lugg Valley Travel, which previously operated a service between Ludlow and Hereford via Leominster, has been disqualified from holding any type of operator’s licence for four years, after a fleet inspection found passengers and road users were "put at real, and sometimes very serious, risk".
The traffic commissioner for the West Midlands, Miles Dorrington, imposed four-year disqualifications on the firm and its sole director, Nigel Yeomans, after saying he had never seen a worse fleet in his 17 years.
The firm's transport manager, Ian Davies, was also disqualified from holding that position for four years.
An investigation into the firm began following a vehicle fire in November 2024, which prompted an unannounced maintenance inspection from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in January this year.
