National Final Results - 2024

Blackpool
Sunday 01 September 2024
Results2024
Award winners at the UK Bus Driver of the Year 2025 Final

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

The Unite Trophy and £1,500

The John Boxall Medallion - donated by the UK BDoY Council

Thomas Gilhooley

Lothian East Coast Buses
Thomas Gilhooley - UK Bus Driver of the Year 2024
Best Competitor from a depot in Scotland

The Joe Mackie Shield and £100

Highest-placed competitor from an ALBUM member

The ALBUM Trophy and £1,000

Highest-placed competitor from a company in membership of the Road Operators' Safety Council

The ROSCO Trophy and £500

 

Runner-up

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

Raj Viswanathan

Go-Ahead London
Best Competitor from a depot in England

The Giles Fearnley Shield and £100

Best Theory Test Result

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy and £300

Highest-placed Go-Ahead Group competitor

The Go-Ahead Cup and £1,000

Highest-placed London Buses competitor

The London Buses Cup and £1,000 cheque

 

Third Place

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

Brian Mackie

Stagecoach East Scotland
Highest-placed Stagecoach competitor

The Stagecoach Cup and £1,000

 

Fourth Place

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy and £750

Danny Bayley

National Express Coventry
Highest-placed National Express competitor

The National Express Trophy and £1,000

 

Fifth Place

The Bus Driver of the Year Trophy and £500

Clive Sutton

First North & West Yorkshire
Highest-placed FirstGroup competitor

The FirstGroup Cup and £1,000

 
Second-highest-placed Go-Ahead Group competitor

The Go-Ahead Shield and £500 cheque

Joseph Jay
Go-Ahead London
Second-highest-placed London Buses competitor
The London Buses Shield and £500
Best Competitor from a depot in Wales

The Donald Macdonald Memorial Shield and £100

Daryl Jones
First Cymru
Second-highest-placed FirstGroup competitor

The FirstGroup Shield and £500

Stuart Beetison
First West of England
Second-highest-placed Stagecoach competitor

The Stagecoach Shield and £500

Mark Goodall
Stagecoach Bluebird
Second-highest-placed National Express competitor

The National Express Trophy and £500

Lee Grantham
National Express West Midlands
Highest-placed RATP Dev competitor

The RATP Dev Cup and £1,000

Bhim Rai
RATP Dev Transit London
Second-highest-placed RATP Dev competitor

The RATP Dev Shield and £500 cheque

Artur Stankiewicz
RATP Dev Transit London
Highest-placed McGill's competitor

The Andy Ramsey Trophy and £1,000

Gavin Justice
McGill’s Midland Bluebird
 

The Bryan Constable Award

Best-presented buses in use at the National Final

Newly-delivered or up to one year old
First Manchester, Midlands & South Yorkshire
BN24 2WV
One to five years old
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
YX23 OVL
Over five years old
Lothian Buses
SN11 EAM