2025 Results

UK Bus Driver of the Year Competition
National Final Results, Blackpool, Sunday 14 September 2025

First place
Michael Leech, First Bus North & West Yorkshire

Second place
Nick Perry, Go North East

Third place
Maciej Herman, McGill’s Bus Group

Fourth place
Simon Vincent, Plymouth City Bus

Fifth place
David Nairn, First Bus North & West Yorkshire

Highest-placed competitor from a depot in Wales
Mark Baxter, First Cymru Buses

Hightest-placed competitor from a depot in Scotland
Maciej Herman

Highest-placed competitor from a depot in England
Michael Leech

Best Theory Test Result
Gavin Justice, McGill’s Bus Group

Highest-placed competitor from a company in membership of The Road Operators' Safety Council
Nick Perry, Go North East

Highest-placed Stagecoach competitor
Aleksei Solovjov, Stagecoach East Scotland

Highest-placed National Express competitor
Lee Grantham, West Midlands Travel

Highest-placed McGill’s competitor
Maciej Herman, McGill’s Bus Group

Highest-placed London Buses competitor
Joseph Jay, Go Ahead London

Highest-placed Go-Ahead competitor
Nick Perry, Go North East

Highest-placed FirstBus competitor
Michael Leech, First Bus North & West Yorkshire

Second highest-placed Stagecoach competitor
Phil Royle, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire

Second highest-placed National Express competitor
Christopher Godridge, West Midlands Travel

Second highest-placed McGill’s competitor
Gavin Justice, McGill’s Bus Group

Second highest-placed London Buses competitor
Michael Rowley, Go Ahead London

Second highest-placed Go-Ahead competitor
Simon Vincent, Plymouth City Bus

Second highest-placed FirstBus competitor
David Nairn, First Bus North & West Yorkshire

Third highest-placed McGill’s competitor
Michael Morrison, McGill’s Bus Group

The Bryan Constable Award for best-presented buses in use at the National Final
Newly-delivered or up to two-years old – Go North West SK73 CTU
Two to five years old – Lothian Buses SJ70 HNH
Over five years old – Blackpool Transport SN67 WZJ

Annual trophies will be held and displayed by the successful finalist or sponsorship company until the National Final in 2026. All winners will also receive an award to keep, on which their name will be displayed.