It took a visit to the factory in Spain to get Northumberland coach operator Howard Snaith to take the plunge into Irizar ownership, but the vehicle he chose: a fabulous tri-axle i8 Integral; has become the 35-strong private-hire fleet’s flagship.   The 14.07-metre coach, which…

Whitestar Luxury Travel has taken delivery of the second new Irizar coach to go into service with the Scottish operator this year. The 12.9-metre i4 Integral features 70 seats: arranged in an innovative 2 + 3 format to maximise capacity without compromising comfort; supplied by…

About 150 coach industry figures, including operators and product and service providers attended Irizar’s annual iDrive fun track day at Rockingham Motor Speedway in August.   The bark of high-performance cars, the screaming two-stroke engines of classic race-karts and the howl of tortured rubber from…