UK Bus Driver of the Year 2022 - Michael Evans

2022 Results

UK Bus Driver of the Year Competition
National Final Results, Blackpool, Sunday 2 October 2022

Bus Driver of the Year 2022

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

The winner also receives a two-night stay in London, courtesy of TfL, which will most likely include a visit to their Control Centre and a chance to drive a new electric or hydrogen bus.

Michael Evans
Stagecoach South Wales

Runner-up

BDoY Trophy
and £1,500 cheque

Anthony Quinn
Stagecoach West

Third Place

BDoY Trophy
and £1,000 cheque

Ian Field
Stagecoach East Scotland

Fourth Place

BDoY Trophy
and £750 cheque

Michael Leech
First West Yorkshire

Fifth Place

BDoY Trophy
and £500 cheque

Brian MacKie
Stagecoach East Scotland

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

Michael Evans
Stagecoach South Wales

Best Theory Test Result
BDoY Trophy and £300 cheque

Brian MacKie
Stagecoach East Scotland

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

Kevin Chalmers
Lothian Buses

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

Michael Evans
Stagecoach South Wales

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

Michael Leech
First West Yorkshire

Paul Leppington
First West Yorkshire

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

Kyly Summerfield
Plymouth Citybus

Stephen Appiah
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

Michael Evans
Stagecoach South Wales

Anthony Quinn
Stagecoach West

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

Chris Neal
West Midlands Travel

Lee Grantham
West Midlands Travel

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

Kastriot Lika
RATP Dev Transit London

Nimish Jamnadas
RATP Dev Transit London

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.

 

 

  • Arriva Northumbria
  • and First West Yorkshire

  • Stagecoach
    Cheltenham and Gloucester

  • First Potteries
    and Stagecoach Cumberland