2018 Winner

2018 Results

UK Bus Driver of the Year Competition
National Final Results, Blackpool, Sunday 2 September 2018

Bus Driver of the Year 2018

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.

Ian Field
Stagecoach East Scotland

Runner-up

BDoY Trophy
and £1,500 cheque

The winner also receives a two-night break at the Grand Hotel in Blackpool, courtesy of the Britannia Hotel Group

Anthony Quinn
Stagecoach West

Third Place

BDoY Trophy
and £1,000 cheque

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

Fourth Place

BDoY Trophy
and £750 cheque

Nicholas Graham
First Hampshire, Dorset & Berkshire

Fifth Place

BDoY Trophy
and £500 cheque

Graham Hall
Stagecoach South East

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

Anthony Quinn
Stagecoach West

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

Ian Field
Stagecoach East Scotland

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

Glenn Foster
First Cymru

Best Theory Test Result
BDoY Trophy and £300 cheque

Adam Ksiazek
First Aberdeen

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

Steven McLeod
Lothian Buses

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

Andrew Cawley
Peoplesbus

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

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

Nicholas Graham
First Hampshire, Dorset & Berkshire

Toni Bradley
First Glasgow

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

Delfino Gouveia de Freitas
RATP Dev London

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

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

John Black
National Express Xplore Dundee

Stephen Bate
National Express Bus

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

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

Delfino Gouveia de Freitas
RATP Dev London

Terence Miles
RATP Dev London

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

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

Ian Field
Stagecoach East Scotland

Anthony Quinn
Stagecoach West

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

Ian Field
Stagecoach East Scotland

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.

 

 

  • LTZ 1000
    RATP Dev London

  • BV17 CTX
    Stagecoach Cumbra

  • LTZ S399
    Lothian Buses - Stagecoach Cumbra