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2024 Results

UK Bus Driver of the Year Competition
National Final Results, Blackpool, Sunday 1 September 2024

Bus Driver of the Year 2024

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy

The Coventry Trophy
Donated by Coventry Road Accident Prevention Council

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

The Unite Trophy
and £1,500 cheque

The John Boxall Medallion
Donated by the UK BDoY Council

Thomas Gilhooley
Lothian East Coast Buses

Runner-up

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy
and £1,500 cheque

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

Third Place

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy
and £1,000 cheque

Brian Mackie
Stagecoach East Scotland

Fourth Place

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy
and £750 cheque

Danny Bayley
National Express Coventry

Fifth Place

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy
and £500 cheque

Clive Sutton
First North & West Yorkshire

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

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

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

Thomas Gilhooley
Lothian East Coast Buses

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

Daryl Jones
First Cymru

Best Theory Test Result
The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy and £300 cheque

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

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

Thomas Gilhooley
Lothian East Coast Buses

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

Thomas Gilhooley
Lothian East Coast Buses

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

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

Clive Sutton
First North & West Yorkshire

Stuart Beetison
First West of England

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

Joseph Jay
Go-Ahead London

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

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

Brian Mackie
Stagecoach East Scotland

Mark Goodall
Stagecoach Bluebird

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

Danny Bayley
National Express Coventry

Lee Grantham
National Express West Midlands

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

Bhim Rai
RATP Dev Transit London

Artur Stankiewicz
RATP Dev Transit 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

Joseph Jay
Go-Ahead London

Highest-placed McGill's competitor
The Andy Ramsey Trophy and £1,000 cheque

Gavin Justice
McGill’s Midland Bluebird

The Bryan Constable 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

 

 

First Manchester, Midlands & South Yorkshire
BN24 2WV

  • Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
    YX23 OVL

  • Lothian Buses
    SN11 EAM

Annual trophies will be held and displayed by the successful finalist or sponsoring company until the National Final in 2025. All award winners will also receive a trophy to keep, on which their name will be displayed.