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2008 Results

UK Bus Driver of the Year Competition
National Final Results 2008

Bus Driver of the Year 2008

The Coventry Trophy

The CBS Outdoor Award

The Transport & General Workers' Union Trophy

The John Boxall Medallion

Leon Wells
First Eastern Counties

Runner-up

The Compak Trophy

The RMT Trophy

The Motor Transport Trophy

Gordon Watson
Stagecoach East Scotland

Third Place

The Volvo Cup

The Best Impressions Trophy

The CBW Cup

Philip Conor
First Cymru

Fourth Place

The Optare Trophy

The Mercedes-Benz Trophy

James Wright
Stagecoach Oxford

Fifth Place

The Scania Trophy

The East Lancs Coachbuilders Shield

Matthew Grant
First Yorkshire West

Best Competitor from a depot in England
The Giles Fearnley Shield

Leon Wells
First Eastern Counties

Best Competitor from a depot in Scotland
The Kathleen Stark Memorial Shield

Gordon Watson
Stagecoach East Scotland

Best Competitor from a depot in Wales
The Donald Macdonald Memorial Shield

Philip Conor
First Cymru

Best Highway Code Test Result
The Irisbus UK Shield

Gordon Watson
Stagecoach East Scotland

Best Mechanical Test Result
The Deans Door Shield

David Williams
Ipswich Buses

Best aggregate score for Highway Code, Mechanical Test & Speed Judgement
The Tele-Traffic Trophy

Kieron Atkinson
First Manchester

Highest Placed Competitor from a Municipal Company
The ALBUM Trophy

John Malcolm
Lothian Buses

Highest-placed Arriva competitor
The Arriva Trophy

Kenneth Griffiths
Arriva Yorkshire

Highest-placed FirstGroup competitor
The FirstGroup Trophy

Leon Wells
First Eastern Counties

Highest-placed Go-Ahead Group competitor
The Go-Ahead Trophy

Philip Glenn
Go-Ahead Bluestar

Highest-placed London Buses competitor
The London Buses Cup

Sirwan Namiq
Metrobus

Highest-placed National Express competitor
The National Express Trophy

Keith Coleman
National Express West Midlands

Highest Placed National Express West Midlands Competitor
The National Express West Midlands Trophy

Keith Coleman
National Express West Midlands

Highest-placed Stagecoach competitor
The Stagecoach Trophy

Gordon Watson
Stagecoach East Scotland

Highest Placed Metroline Competitor
The ComfortDelGro Shield

Pawel Michalski
Holloway Garage

Youngest National Finalist
The Driving Standards Agency Shield

Martin Shaplin
Stagecoach North West

Competitor in most consecutive National Finals
The Allen & Douglas Shield

John Birchall
Arriva North West & Wales

Best Newcomer
The McKenna Shield

Gordon Watson
Stagecoach East Scotland

Company Award
The Len Higgins Memorial Trophy

First Eastern Counties

The Vice-President's Cup

Best-presented bus in use at the National Final

 

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