National Final Results - 2026
Blackpool
Sunday 06 September 2026
Bus Driver of the Year 2025The 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 BDoY Trophy The John Boxall Medallion - donated by the BDoY Council The winner also receives a mini-break in London, courtesy of TfL, which will include a visit to the capital's Surface Transport Control Centre |
David NairnFirst Bus West Yorkshirewinning a total of £4,100  |
Highest-placed competitor from a depot in EnglandThe Winstanley Shield and £100 |
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Highest-placed First Bus competitorThe FirstGroup Cup and £1,000 |
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Runner-upThe BDoY Trophy and £1,500 sponsored by GreenRoad |
Gavin JusticeMcGill's Bus Groupwinning a total of £2,850 |
Highest-placed competitor from a depot in ScotlandThe Joe Mackie Shield and £100 |
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ROSCO's Best Competitor AwardGlass award and £500 |
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Highest-placed McGill’s competitorThe Andy Ramsey Memorial Shield and £750 |
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Third PlaceThe BDoY Trophy and £1,000 sponsored by Penny Post Group |
Pawel SamowedziukStagecoach Cumbria and Lancashirewinning a total of £2,300 |
Best Theory Test ResultThe BDoY Trophy and £300 |
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Highest-placed Stagecoach competitorThe Stagecoach Trophy and £1,000 |
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Fourth PlaceThe BDoY Trophy and £750 |
Dawid ZochowskiGo North Eastwinning a total of £2,000 |
ROSCO's Best Newcomer AwardGlass award and £250 |
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Highest-placed Go-Ahead competitorThe Go-Ahead Trophy and £1,000 |
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Fifth PlaceThe BDoY Trophy and £500 sponsored by TBF |
Robert HarrisGo South Coastwinning a total of £1,000 |
Second highest-placed Go-Ahead competitorThe Go-Ahead Shield and £500 |
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Highest-placed competitor from a depot in WalesThe Rhys Thompson Shield and £100 |
Paul WakemanFirst Cymru Buses |
Highest-placed National Express competitorThe National Express Trophy and £1,000 |
Danny BayleyWest Midlands Travel Limited |
Highest-placed London Buses competitorThe London Buses Cup and £1,000 |
Benedi DifikaTransport UK London Bus |
Second highest-placed Stagecoach competitorThe Stagecoach Shield and £500 |
Darren ShepherdStagecoach South West |
Second highest-placed National Express competitorThe National Express Trophy and £500 |
Carl GriffinWest Midlands Travel Limited |
Second highest-placed McGill's competitorThe McGill's Runner-up Shield and £500 |
Jan BejgerowskiMcGill's Bus Group |
Second highest-placed London Buses competitorThe London Buses Shield and £500 |
Charmin BalasingamTransport UK London Bus |
Second highest-placed First Bus competitorThe First Bus Shield and £500 |
Mark BillitteriFirst West of England |
Third highest-placed McGill's competitorThe McGill's Second Runner-up Shield and £250 |
Michael MorrisonMcGill's Bus Group |
The Bryan Constable AwardBest-presented buses in use at the National Final |
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Newly-delivered or up to two years old |
Stagecoach Midlands
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Two to five years old |
Lothian Buses
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Over five years old |
Arriva Merseyside
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