Safety and quality
For a bus company, safety is not an award but the basis of the business. What we actually do is set out here — with the inspection body, the interval and the number, rather than a badge in the footer.
What gets inspected regularly
- Roadworthiness testAnnually, at Dekra in Berlin-Tempelhof. Buses are subject to shorter intervals than cars.
- Safety inspectionQuarterly, in addition to the annual test. Brakes, steering, chassis, lighting.
- Servicing to manufacturer specificationAt independent master workshops, by mileage and by time interval.
- Pre-departure checkBefore every journey by the driver: tyres, lights, brakes, interior, emergency exits.
What is fitted in the vehicles
Seat belts on every seat, in every vehicle. Belts are compulsory, and every passenger needs a seat of their own — there is no standing room in our vehicles.
On top of that: ABS, ESP, adaptive cruise control and, in the newer vehicles, lane-keeping and emergency braking assistants. These systems intervene in exactly the situations where human reaction is too slow — running into the back of a queue is the most common serious bus accident there is.
Since 2006 we have carried over a million passengers without a personal injury. That is no guarantee for the future, but it is the only figure that says anything in this context.
A belt on every seat
Not only at the front, not only in new vehicles.
Driving hours are not up for negotiation
A driver may drive at most 4.5 hours at a stretch and as a rule 9 hours a day. That is recorded without gaps by the digital tachograph and read out by the enforcement authority. Nothing can be bent about it — not even for a surcharge, and anyone who offers you that should not be driving you.
For planning that means: we tell you before you book what fits into a day. On longer routes we plan an overnight stay or a second driver and state it openly in the quote.
We do not see that as a restriction but as the reason our record since 2006 looks the way it does.
The digital tachograph
It records what is driven — and what is not.
A price in one minute
Enter the route, pick a bus, get a quote. Usually straight away.
Common questions
Can we get inspection records for a tender?
Yes. Licence, confirmation of insurance, tax exemption certificate and, on request, the inspection records of the vehicles in use — usually the same day.
Are child seats required?
Not in buses over 3.5 tonnes. Seat belts are compulsory though, and the belt has to fit. For very young children speak to us beforehand and we will settle it for the particular vehicle.
What happens in a breakdown en route?
The driver contacts dispatch immediately and we organise a replacement from our own fleet or through our partners. You hear it from us, not from the group.