Heyfordian Travel

[jammy36]

Well known bus and coach operator Heyfordian Travel of Bicester, Oxfordshire is the latest company to unfortunately cease trading. A note at the bottom of their website confirms the sad news:

Coach Hire Oxfordshire | Buckinghamshire | Private Coach Hire and Day Trips - Heyfordian Travel

Professional, luxury coach travel in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Specialists in group travel. Your local family run private coach operator based in Bicester.

www.heyfordian.co.uk

SAD NEWS !
It with the utmost regret that Heyfordian Travel Limited will be cease trading as of today Tuesday 1st August 2023.

We are so sorry after 76 years of trading that unfortunately it has come to this. We just faced too many headwinds with inflation, rising costs, driver shortages and having massive interest charges on our bounce back loans that it has become impossible to continue.

A BBC news article has some further info on their school contracts

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-66372689

The family-run business also had offices in High Wycombe and Aylesbury, operating 75 coaches.

Oxfordshire County Council said it was "working hard" to find alternate transport for any school routes affected.

As part of its coach rental services, Heyfordian Travel covered several school routes in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

It was due to operate 13 school transport contracts for Oxfordshire County Council from September.

The authority said it had "already advised the schools impacted by the situation".

"We will be working hard over the school summer break to find alternative transport providers in readiness for the new term," a spokesman added.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Terrible shame for the staff and everyone associated with Heyfordian. Think they'd trimmed back in recent years with an exit from local bus services and even their schools work seemed at a lower level than in the past. The financial and operational challenges out there are immense and sad to see a long established business fold.

Thames Travel are already posting about jobs with them to affected staff and in the current climate, you'd hope people can get sorted out soonest.

 

[peterblue]

That is unfortunate to hear. It is perhaps lucky that Heyfordian ceased trading during the summer holidays with minimal disruption to school transportation.

 

[JD2168]

That is unfortunate to hear. It is perhaps lucky that Heyfordian ceased trading during the summer holidays with minimal disruption to school transportation.

I agree, it gives time for other operators to be sourced for their routes. Hopefully the staff involved will find new jobs quickly.

 

[markymark2000]

That is unfortunate to hear. It is perhaps lucky that Heyfordian ceased trading during the summer holidays with minimal disruption to school transportation.

I think a few firms have ceased as of last week as well with the school terms.