easyCoach was a bus operator based in

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

, England. It was operated by a company called The Skiers Lodge under the

easyGroup EasyGroup Ltd (styled as easyGroup, or simply easy) is a British multinational corporation, multinational venture capital conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1998. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and privately owned b ...

brand. Its director was Andrew Martin.

History

easyCoach was launched in 2017. In September 2017, the company took over operating the 436 Shrewsbury to

Bridgnorth Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the United Kingd ...

service. Following a disagreement with the local council, it ceased operating it after 1 January 2018. The company began operating in

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

in July 2018 with four services, but withdrew after two months. Following an investigation by the

Traffic commissioner The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain are responsible for the licensing and regulation of the operators of heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and the registration of local bus services in Great Britain (as opposed to the entire Unit ...

, the company was banned in March 2019 from holding a license for two years.

References

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