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2017 Results

UK Bus Driver of the Year Competition
National Final Results, Blackpool, Sunday 3 September 2017

Bus Driver of the Year 2017

The Coventry Trophy
Donated by Coventry Road Accident Prevention Council

The Road Operators' Safety Council Award
£1,500 cheque

The Unite Trophy
and £1,500 cheque

The John Boxall Medallion
Donated by the UK BDoY Council

The winner also receives a mini-holiday in London, courtesy of TfL, which includes a visit to the capital's Surface Transport Control Centre and other places of interest, plus a 'New Routemaster' bus driving experience.

Adam Ksiazek
First Aberdeen

Runner-up

BDoY Trophy
and £1,500 cheque

The winner also receives a two-night break at the Hilton Hotel in Blackpool, courtesy of the Hilton Hotel.

Michael Leech
First West Yorkshire

Third Place

BDoY Trophy
and £1,000 cheque

Scott Crosbie
Lothian Buses

Fourth Place

BDoY Trophy
and £750 cheque

Kevin McCormick
Stagecoach West Scotland

Fifth Place

BDoY Trophy
and £500 cheque

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

Best Competitor from a depot in England
The Giles Fearnley Shield and £100 cheque

Michael Leech
First West Yorkshire

Best Competitor from a depot in Scotland
The Joe Mackie Shield and £100 cheque

Adam Ksiazek
First Aberdeen

Best Competitor from a depot in Wales
The Donald Macdonald Memorial Shield £100 cheque

Michael Myatt
First Cymru

Best Theory Test Result
BDoY Trophy and £300 cheque

Peter Mascall
First Cymru

Highest-placed competitor from an ALBUM member
The ALBUM Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Scott Crosbie
Lothian Buses

Highest-placed competitor from an independent company
BDoY Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Andrew Cawley
Peoplesbus

Highest-placed Arriva competitor
The Arriva Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Second-highest-placed Arriva competitor
The Arriva Shield and £500 cheque

Noel Law
Arriva London

Darren Kelly
Arriva London

Highest-placed FirstGroup competitor
The FirstGroup Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Second-highest-placed FirstGroup competitor
The FirstGroup Shield and £500 cheque

Adam Ksiazek
First Aberdeen

Michael Leech
First West Yorkshire

Highest-placed Go-Ahead Group competitor
The Go-Ahead Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Second-highest-placed Go-Ahead Group competitor
The Go-Ahead Shield and £500 cheque

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

Stephen Appiah
Go-Ahead London

Highest-placed London Buses competitor
The London Buses Cup and £1,000 cheque

Second-highest-placed London Buses competitor
The London Buses Shield and £500 cheque

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

Stephen Appiah
Go-Ahead London

Highest-placed National Express competitor
The National Express Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Second-highest-placed National Express competitor
The National Express Shield and £500 cheque

Stephen Bate
National Express Bus

Lee Williams
National Express Bus

Highest-placed RATP Dev competitor
The RATP Dev Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Second-highest-placed RATP Dev competitor
The RATP Dev Shield and £500 cheque

Jason Wright
RATP Dev London

Martin O'Conner
Bournemouth Transport

Highest-placed Stagecoach competitor
The Stagecoach Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Second-highest-placed Stagecoach competitor
The Stagecoach Shield and £500 cheque

Kevin McCormick
Stagecoach West Scotland

Graham Gilfillan
Stagecoach East Scotland

Highest-placed competitor from a company in membership of the Road Operators' Safety Council
The ROSCO Trophy and £500 cheque

Adam Ksiazek
First Aberdeen

The Vice-President's Award

Best-presented buses in use at the National Final

  1. Newly-delivered or up to one-year old


  2. One to five years old


  3. Over five years old

All will receive commemorative plaques.

 

 

  • SN17 MHO
    Blackpool Transport

  • LJ16 MUV
    RATP Dev London

  • FJ08 BYU
    Rossendale Transport