Coach Hire

Coach Hire Made Easy

At Richardson Travel, our aim is to make hiring a Coach just a series of simple steps and our pricing policy as transparent as possible. For the majority of Hires, the whole process can take as little as five minutes. Tours etc. can take a little longer!

Before we can give a reasonably accurate Quotation or Estimate, we need the following basic information (please have this ready if you are phoning or include in any email request):-

1. How many people do you expect to move?
2. Where will be your first pick-up point?
3. Where is your final destination?
4. What date(s) do you have in mind?
5. Are there any particular facilities you require on the coach
   (ie Toilet, Air Conditioning etc.)

Assuming your requirements above are practicable and we have availability of a suitable vehicle, we will then cover the following:-

1. What time do you need to arrive at your destination?
2. What time do you expect to depart your destination?

We will then advise on possible times of departure from your picking – up point(s) and likely arrival back after completion of your journey. We will then advise the driver requirements etc.

We will then give you the basic “LIST” price based upon the mileage our vehicle will run, depot to depot and the number of hours we will have to pay our driver(s), again from “Sign On to Sign Off”

We will then be in a position to give you a Quotation based upon this, less any discounts to which you may be entitled, namely:-

1. Seasonal Discounts: See the Charging Bands table below for every day of the year. You may wish to choose the date of your trip to get the highest discount!
2. Utilisation Discount: It may be that we can fit your hire around or between other commitments. We will be pleased to discuss how a change of a few minutes can sometimes make a saving.
3. Educational Discount: Generally applied to most Educational Establishments.
4. Volume Discount: If you are an existing customer, extra discount is given dependant upon the volume of business during the year (Calendar or Academic).

Predicted Demand / Charge Bands 2012

THIS TABLE IS UPDATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO REFLECT ACTUAL DEMAND.         LAST UPDATED 11TH APRIL 2012

Download the Predicted Demand / Charge Bands 2012 table below in PDF format

Key: Maximum Demand Minimal Discounts Heavy Demand Selective Discounts Average Demand Generous Discounts Annual Shutdown Premium Rates Subject to Driver Availability BONUS DAYS Very Generous Discounts Bank Holiday
	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Mar 2012	Apr 2012	May 2012	Jun 2012	Jul 2012	Aug 2012	Sep 2012	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012
Mon										1
Tue					1					2
Wed		1			2			1		3
Thu		2	1		3			2		4	1
Fri		3	2		4	1		3		5	2
Sat		4	3		5	2		4	1	6	3	1
Sun	1	5	4	1	6	3	1	5	2	7	4	2
Mon	2	6	5	2	7	4	2	6	3	8	5	3
Tue	3	7	6	3	8	5	3	7	4	9	6	4
Wed	4	8	7	4	9	6	4	8	5	10	7	5
Thu	5	9	8	5	10	7	5	9	6	11	8	6
Fri	6	10	9	6	11	8	6	10	7	12	9	7
Sat	7	11	10	7	12	9	7	11	8	13	10	8
Sun	8	12	11	8	13	10	8	12	9	14	11	9
Mon	9	13	12	9	14	11	9	13	10	15	12	10
Tue	10	14	13	10	15	12	10	14	11	16	13	11
Wed	11	15	14	11	16	13	11	15	12	17	14	12
Thu	12	16	15	12	17	14	12	16	13	18	15	13
Fri	13	17	16	13	18	15	13	17	14	19	16	14
Sat	14	18	17	14	19	16	14	18	15	20	17	15
Sun	15	19	18	15	20	17	15	19	16	21	18	16
Mon	16	20	19	16	21	18	16	20	17	22	19	17
Tue	17	21	20	17	22	19	17	21	18	23	20	18
Wed	18	22	21	18	23	20	18	22	19	24	21	19
Thu	19	23	22	19	24	21	19	23	20	25	22	20
Fri	20	24	23	20	25	22	20	24	21	26	23	21
Sat	21	25	24	21	26	23	21	25	22	27	24	22
Sun	22	26	25	22	27	24	22	26	23	28	25	23
Mon	23	27	26	23	28	25	23	27	24	29	26	24
Tue	24	28	27	24	29	26	24	28	25	30	27	25
Wed	25	29	28	25	30	27	25	29	26	31	28	26
Thu	26		29	26	31	28	26	30	27		29	27
Fri	27		30	27		29	27	31	28		30	28
Sat	28		31	28		30	28		29			29
Sun	29			29			29		30			30
Mon	30			30			30					31
Tue	31						31