UK Bus Driver of the Year 2023 - Lee Grantham

2023 Results

UK Bus Driver of the Year Competition
National Final Results, Blackpool, Sunday 3 September 2023

Bus Driver of the Year 2023

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

Lee Grantham
National Express Bus

Runner-up

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

Gary Black
Lothian Buses - Lothian City

Third Place

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

Thomas Gillhooley
Lothian Buses - East Coast Buses

Fourth Place

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy
and £750 cheque

Andy Evered
First Wales and West

Fifth Place

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy
and £500 cheque

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

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

Lee Grantham
National Express Bus

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

Gary Black
Lothian Buses - Lothian City

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

Michael McDonnell
First Cymru

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

Ian Field
Stagecoach East Scotland

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

Gary Black
Lothian Buses - Lothian City

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

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

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

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

Andy Evered
First Wales and West

David Nairn
First North and 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

Raj Viswanathan
Go-Ahead London

Muhammad Harun
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

Robert Lysaght
Stagecoach Manchester

Anthony Unsworth
Stagecoach Manchester

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

Lee Grantham
National Express Bus

Liam Manuell
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

Bhim Raj Rai
RATP Dev Transit London

Harsh Shah
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

Muhammad Harun
Go-Ahead London

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

Second-highest-placed McGill's competitor
The McGill's Shield

Steven Craig
McGill's Scotland West

John Black
McGill's Dundee

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 Potteries
BN72 TUJ

  • First East of England
    YN69 XYZ

  • McGill's Midland Bluebird
    BX64 WHZ