2025 Results
National Final Results, Blackpool, Sunday 14 September 2025
Bus Driver of the Year 2025The Coventry Trophy - donated by Coventry Road Accident Prevention Council The Road Operators Safety Council Award and £1,500 The Unite Trophy and £1,500 The BDoY Trophy The John Boxall Medallion - donated by the BDoY Council The winner also receives a mini-break in London, courtesy of TfL, which will include a visit to the capital's Surface Transport Control Centre |
Michael LeechFirstbus North & West Yorkshirewinning a total of £4,100  |
Highest-placed Firstbus competitorThe FirstGroup Cup and £1,000 |
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Highest-placed competitor from a depot in EnglandThe Winstanley Shield and £100 |
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Runner-upThe BDoY Trophy and £1,500 sponsored by GreenRoad |
Nick PerryGo North Eastwinning a total of £3,000 |
Highest-placed Go-Ahead competitorThe Go-Ahead Trophy and £1,000 |
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Highest-placed competitor from a company in membership of The Road Operators Safety CouncilGlass award and £500 |
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Third PlaceThe BDoY Trophy and £1,000 |
Maciej HermanMcGill’s Bus Groupwinning a total of £1,850 |
Highest-placed McGill’s competitorThe Andy Ramsey Memorial Shield and £750 |
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Highest-placed competitor from a depot in ScotlandThe Joe Mackie Shield and £100 |
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Fourth PlaceThe BDoY Trophy and £750 |
Simon VincentPlymouth City Buswinning a total of £1,250 |
Second highest-placed Go-Ahead competitorThe Go-Ahead Shield and £500 |
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Fifth PlaceThe BDoY Trophy and £500 |
David NairnFirstbus North & West Yorkshirewinning a total of £1,000 |
Second highest-placed Firstbus competitorThe FirstGroup Shield and £500 |
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Best Theory Test ResultThe BDoY Trophy and £300 |
Gavin JusticeMcGill's Bus Groupwinning a total of £800 |
Second highest-placed McGill's competitorThe McGill's Runner-up Shield and £500 |
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Highest-placed competitor from a depot in WalesThe Rhys Thompson Shield and £100 |
Mark BaxterFirst Cymru |
Highest-placed Stagecoach competitorThe Stagecoach Trophy and £1,000 |
Aleksei SolovjovStagecoach East Scotland |
Highest-placed National Express competitorThe National Express Trophy and £1,000 |
Lee GranthamWest Midlands Travel |
Highest-placed London Buses competitorThe London Buses Cup and £1,000 |
Joseph JayGo-Ahead London |
Second highest-placed Stagecoach competitorThe Stagecoach Shield and £500 |
Phil RoyleStagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire |
Second highest-placed National Express competitorThe National Express Trophy and £500 |
Christopher GodridgeWest Midlands Travel |
Second highest-placed London Buses competitorThe London Buses Shield and £500 |
Michael RowleyGo-Ahead London |
Third highest-placed McGill's competitorThe McGill's Second Runner-up Shield and £250 |
Michael MorrisonMcGill's Bus Group |
The Bryan Constable AwardBest-presented buses in use at the National Final |
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Newly-delivered or up to two years old |
Go North West
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Two to five years old |
Lothian Buses
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Over five years old |
Blackpool Transport Services
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